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• Part 2. Statement of Economic Interest. § 120-89. Statement of economic interest by legislative .candidates; filing required. Every person who files as a candidate for nomination or election to a seat in either house of the General Assembly shall file a statement of economic inter- est as specified in this Article within 10 days of the filing deadline for the office he seeks. (1975, c. 564, s. 1.) § 120-90. Place and manner of filing. The statement of economic interest shall cover the preceding calendar year and shall be filed at the same place, and in the same manner, as the notice of candidacy which a candidate seeking party nomination for the office of State Senator or member of the State House of Representatives is required to file under the provisions of G.S. 163-106. (1975, c. 564,s. 1.) § 120-91. Certification of statements of economic interest. The chairman of the county board of elections with which a statement of economic interest is filed shall forward a certified copy of the statement to the State Board of Elections and the offices to which copies of the notice of candidacy filed by'a candidate seeking party nomination for the office of State Senator or member of the State House of Representatives is required to be forwarded under the provisions of G.S. 163-108. (1975, c. 564, s. 1.) § 120-92. Filing by candidates not nominated in primary elections. • A person who is nominated pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 163-114 after the primary and before the general election, and a person who qualifies pur- suant to the provisions of G.S. 163-122 as an independent candidate in a general election shall file with the county board of elections of each county in the senatorial or representative district a statement of economic interest. A person nominated pursuant to G.S. 163-114 shall file the statement within three days following his nomination, or not later than the day preceding the general election, whichever occurs first. A person seeking to qualify as an independent candidate under G.S. 163-122 shall file the statement of economic interest with the petition filed pursuant to that section. A person elected - pursuant to G.S. 163-11 (vacancy in office) shall file a statement of economic interest within 10 days after taking the oath of office. (1975, c. 564, s. 1.) § 120-93. County boards of elections to notify candidates of economic-interest-statement requirements. Each county board of elections shall provide for notification of the economic-interest-statement requirements of G.S. 120-95 and 120-96 to be given to any candidate filing for nomination or election to the General Assem- bly at the time of his or her filing in the particular county. (1975, c. 564,s. 1.) § 120-94. Statements of economic interest are public records. The statements of economic interest are public records and shall be made available for inspection and copying by any person during normal business hours at the office of the various county boards of election where the statements or copies thereof are filed. If a county board of elections of a county does not keep an office open during normal business hours each day, that board shall deliver a copy of all statements of economic interest filed with it to the clerk of superior court of the county, and the statements shall be available for inspection and copying by any person during normal business hours at that clerk's office. (1975, c. 564, s. 1.)