§ 163-278.34 – Civil penalties.
163-278.34. Civil penalties. (a) Civil Penalties for Late Filing. – Except as provided in G.S. 163-278.9 and G.S. 163-278.9A, all reports, statements or other documents required by this Article to be filed with the Board shall be filed either by manual delivery to or by mail addressed to the Board. Timely filing shall be complete […]
§ 163-278.34A – Presumptions.
163-278.34A. Presumptions. In any proceeding brought pursuant to this Article in which a presumption arises from the proof of certain facts, the defendant may offer some evidence to rebut the presumption, but the State bears the ultimate burden of proving the essential elements of its case. (1999-31, s. 1(c); 1999-453, s. 3.1(a); 2017-6, s. 3; […]
§ 163-278.35 – Preservation of records.
163-278.35. Preservation of records. All reports, records and accounts required by this Article to be made, kept, filed, or maintained by any individual, media, candidate or treasurer shall be preserved and retained by the individual, media, candidate or treasurer for at least two years counting from the date of the election to which such reports, […]
§ 163-278.37 – County boards of elections to preserve reports.
163-278.37. County boards of elections to preserve reports. The county boards of elections shall preserve all reports and statements filed with them pursuant to this Article for such period of time as directed by the State Board. (1979, c. 500, s. 15; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
§ 163-278.27 – Criminal penalties; duty to report and prosecute.
163-278.27. Criminal penalties; duty to report and prosecute. (a) Any individual, candidate, political committee, referendum committee, treasurer, person or media who intentionally violates the applicable provisions of G.S. 163-278.7, 163-278.8, 163-278.9, 163-278.10, 163-278.11, 163-278.12, 163-278.13, 163-278.13B, 163-278.14, 163-278.16, 163-278.16B, 163-278.17, 163-278.18, 163-278.19, 163-278.20, 163-278.39, 163-278.40A, 163-278.40B, 163-278.40C, 163-278.40D, 163-278.40E, or 163-278.40J is guilty of a […]
§ 163-278.28 – Issuance of injunctions; special prosecutors named.
163-278.28. Issuance of injunctions; special prosecutors named. (a) The superior courts of this State shall have jurisdiction to issue injunctions or grant any other equitable relief appropriate to enforce the provisions of this Article upon application by any registered voter of the State. (b) If the Board makes a report to a district attorney under […]
§ 163-278.18 – Normal commercial charges for political advertising.
163-278.18. Normal commercial charges for political advertising. (a) No media and no supplier of materials or services shall charge or require a candidate, treasurer, political party, affiliated party committee, or individual to pay a charge for advertising, materials, space, or services purchased for or in support of or in opposition to any candidate, political committee, […]
§ 163-278.19 – Violations by corporations, business entities, labor unions, professional associations and insurance companies.
163-278.19. Violations by corporations, business entities, labor unions, professional associations and insurance companies. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), (f), (g), (h), and (i) of this section it shall be unlawful for any corporation, business entity, labor union, professional association or insurance company directly or indirectly do any of the following: (1) To […]
§ 163-278.19A – Contributions allowed.
163-278.19A. Contributions allowed. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, it is lawful for any person as defined in G.S. 163-278.6(72) to contribute to a referendum committee. (1979, c. 1073, s. 7; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
§ 163-278.19B – Political party headquarters building funds.
163-278.19B. Political party headquarters building funds. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 163-278.19, a person prohibited by that section from making a contribution may donate to political parties and affiliated party committees and political parties and affiliated party committees may accept from such a person money and other things of value donated to a political party […]