February 2016 (presumably): Precinct Conventions. The precinct conventions elect delegates to the county conventions [North Carolina Republican Party Plan of Organization. Article II(A)(3)].

March 2016 (presumably): County Conventions. The County Conventions elect delegates to the state District and State conventions [Article III (A)(2)(b)(iii))].

Tuesday 15 March 2016 (presumably): North Carolina Primary. Hours 6:30a-7:30p EDT (1030-2330 UTC). In extraordinary circumstances, the county board of elections may direct that the polls remain open until 8:30 p.m. Delegate Selection: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Modified Primary.

Primary
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Thursday 16 June 2016.
Included in Nationwide vote.

Tuesday 15 March 2016 (presumably): All 72 of North Carolina's delegates to the Republican National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Presidential Primary.

• The State Chairman shall allocate the 72 Delegate positions between the Candidates accurately reflecting the division of votes in the statewide primary. For every 1.45% 1.39% (?) of the statewide vote the candidate receives 1 delegate (rounding rules are not known). Each person nominated as a Delegate at either the District or State Convention must have publicly declared as a representative of a Candidate on the Presidential Preference Primary ballot prior to the election of Delegates to the National Convention. [Article VII (F)].

The 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the North Carolina's Republican Party, will attend the convention as bound delegates by virtue of their position.

Primary
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Thursday 16 June 2016.

Delegates are bound for the first ballot at the National Convention. After that, they are officially unbound.

April 2016 (presumably): District Conventions. The 39 National Convention district delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

"In every Presidential Election Year the Congressional District Convention shall elect 3 Delegates ... to the Republican National Convention [Article V (A)(2)(d)].

CD 1: 2 April.
CD 2: 9 April.
CD 3: 2 April.
CD 4: 9 April.
CD 5: 16 April.
CD 6: 16 April.
CD 7: 2 April.
CD 8: 9 April.
CD 9: 9 April.
CD 10: 16 April.
CD 11: 27 April.
CD 12: 27 April.
CD 13: 2 April.

Thursday 5 May - Sunday 8 May 2016 (presumably): The State Convention. The State Convention elects the 30 National Convention statewide Delegates according to the results of the primary.

In addition, the convention elects the National Committeeman and National Committeewoman. The party Chairman, who will also attend the national convention, may be elected at a different time.

HB 589, filed on 4 April 2013 and signed on 12 August 2013 by Governor Patrick "Pat" McCrory (Republican), conditionally changes the date of the Presidential Primary from "the Tuesday after the first Monday in May" to "the Tuesday after the ... South Carolina presidential preference primary ..." providing that "South Carolina holds its presidential primary before the 15th day of March".

RNC Penality: "If any state ... Republican Party violates Rule No. 16(c)(1) of The Rules of the Republican Party with regard to a primary, caucus, convention or other process to elect, select, allocate, or bind delegates ... to the national convention by conducting its process prior to the last Tuesday in February, the number of delegates to the national convention shall be reduced to 9 plus the members of the Republican National Committee from that state ...." [Rule 17(a)]

HB 457, introduced by state Representative David Lewis (Republican) on 1 April 2015, would move the President and partisan primaries from "the Tuesday after the ... South Carolina presidential preference primary " and the "Tuesday after the first Monday in May", respectively, to the Tuesday after the 1st Monday in March.

HB 373, introduced by state Representatives Riddell, Whitmire, Brockman, and Iler on 26 March 2015, would move the 2016 Partisan and Presidential Primaries to 15 March 2016. The Partisan run-off would be 24 May 2016 (if a run-off is needed for either the United States Senate or the United States House of Representatives) otherwise the run-off would be 3 May 2016. Signed in law by Governor Patrick "Pat" McCrory (Republican) on 30 September 2015.