Every qualified voter in North Carolina who is 21 years of age, except as in this Constitution disqualified, shall be eligible for election by the people to office.
N.C. Const. art. VI, § 6, under SUFFRAGE AND ELIGIBILITY TO OFFICE.
N.C. Const. art. VI, § 6
Eligibility to elective office
Every qualified voter in North Carolina who is 21 years of age, except as in this Constitution disqualified, shall be eligible for election by the people to office.