Article22A. Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns  


Part 1. In General
§ 163-278.5. Scope of Article; severability
§ 163-278.6. Definitions
§ 163-278.7. Appointment of political treasurers
§ 163-278.7A. Gifts from federal political committees
§ 163-278.8. Detailed accounts to be kept by political treasurers
§ 163-278.8A. (For effective date and applicability, see Editor's note) Campaign sales by political party executive committees
§ 163-278.9. Statements filed with Board
§ 163-278.9A. Statements filed by referendum committees
§ 163-278.10. Procedure for inactive candidate or committee
§ 163-278.10A. Threshold of $1,000 for financial reports for certain candidates
§ 163-278.11. Contents of treasurer's statement of receipts and expenditures
§ 163-278.12. Special reporting of contributions and independent expenditures
§ 163-278.12A. Repealed by Session Laws 2004-125, s. 4, effective July 20, 2004
§ 163-278.12B. Reserved for future codification purposes
§ 163-278.12C. Special reporting of electioneering communications
§ 163-278.13. Limitation on contributions
§ 163-278.13A. Repealed by Session Laws 1997-515, s. 9
§ 163-278.13B. Limitation on fund-raising during legislative session
§ 163-278.13C. Campaign contributions prohibition
§ 163-278.14. No contributions in names of others; no anonymous contributions; contributions in excess of fifty dollars; no contribution without specific designation of contributor
§ 163-278.14A. Evidence that communications are "to support or oppose the nomination or election of one or more clearly identified candidates."
§ 163-278.15. No acceptance of contributions made by corporations, foreign and domestic, or other prohibited sources
§ 163-278.16. Regulations regarding timing of contributions and expenditures
§ 163-278.16A. Restriction on use of State funds by declared candidate for Council of State for advertising or public service announcements using their names, pictures, or voices
§ 163-278.16B. Use of contributions for certain purposes
§ 163-278.17. Statements of media outlets regarding political advertising
§ 163-278.18. Normal commercial charges for political advertising
§ 163-278.19. Violations by corporations, business entities, labor unions, professional associations and insurance companies
§ 163-278.19A. Contributions allowed
§ 163-278.19B. Political party headquarters building funds
§ 163-278.20. Repealed by Session Laws 2006-195, s. 2, effective January 1, 2007, and applicable to all contributions made and accepted on and after that date
§ 163-278.21. Promulgation of policy and administration through State Board of Elections
§ 163-278.22. Duties of State Board
§ 163-278.23. Duties of Executive Director of Board
§ 163-278.24. Statements examined within four months
§ 163-278.25. Issuance of declaration of nomination or certificate of election
§ 163-278.26. Appeals from State Board of Elections; early docketing
§ 163-278.27. Criminal penalties; duty to report and prosecute
§ 163-278.28. Issuance of injunctions; special prosecutors named
§ 163-278.29. Compelling self-incriminating testimony; individual so testifying excused from prosecution
§ 163-278.30. Candidates for federal offices to file information reports
§ 163-278.31. Repealed by Session Laws 1985, c. 183, s. 4
§ 163-278.32. Statements under oath
§ 163-278.33. Applicability of Article 22
§ 163-278.34. Civil penalties
§ 163-278.34A. Presumptions
§ 163-278.35. Preservation of records
§ 163-278.36. Repealed by Session Laws 2007-349, s. 4, effective January 1, 2008
§ 163-278.37. County boards of elections to preserve reports
§ 163-278.38. Effect of failure to comply
§§ 163-278.38A through 163-278.38Y. Reserved for future codification purposes
Part 1A. Disclosure Requirements for Media Advertisements
§ 163-278.38Z. Definitions
§ 163-278.39. Basic disclosure requirements for all political advertisements
§ 163-278.39A. Repealed by Session Laws 2013-381, s. 44.1, effective January 1, 2014
§ 163-278.39B. Recodified as G.S. 163-278.38Z by Session Laws 2004-203, s. 12(a), effective August 17, 2004
§ 163-278.39C. Scope of disclosure requirements
Part 2. Municipal Campaign Reporting
§ 163-278.40. Definitions
§ 163-278.40A. Organizational report
§ 163-278.40B. Campaign report; partisan election
§ 163-278.40C. Campaign report; nonpartisan election and runoff
§ 163-278.40D. Campaign report; nonpartisan primary and elections
§ 163-278.40E. Campaign report; nonpartisan plurality
§ 163-278.40F. Form of report
§ 163-278.40G. Content
§ 163-278.40H. Notice of reports due
§ 163-278.40I. Part 1 to apply
§ 163-278.40J. Other committees report by municipal schedule