N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-1-20
Filing requirements.
§ 55A-1-20. Filing requirements.
(a) A document required or permitted by this Chapter to be filed by the Secretary of State must be filed under Chapter 55D of the General Statutes.
(b) A document submitted on behalf of a domestic or foreign corporation must be executed:
(1) By the presiding officer of its board of directors, by its president, or by another of its officers;
(2) If directors have not been selected or the corporation has not been formed, by an incorporator; or
(3) If the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.