Any of the following are exempted from the provisions of G.S. 14-12.7, 14-12.8,21 14-12.9, 14-12.10 and 14-12.14:
Any person or persons, as members or members elect of a society, order or organization, engaged in any parade, ritual, initiation, ceremony, celebration or requirement of such society, order or organization, and wearing or using any manner of costume, paraphernalia, disguise, facial makeup, hood, implement or device, whether the identity of such person or persons is concealed or not, on any public or private street, road, way or property, or in any public or private building, provided permission shall have been first obtained therefor by a representative of such society, order or organization from the governing body of the municipality in which the same takes place, or, if not in a municipality, from the board of county commissioners of the county in which the same takes place.
~~Any person wearing a mask for the purpose of ensuring the physical health or safety of the wearer or others.~~
ITT: How the right shifts goalposts and gaslights the left
It still isn't a stretch. The KKK aren't routinely rejected for parade applications in regions they're active, they basically just need to add a line about wearing hoods to their application.