§ 163-278.32 – Statements under oath.
163-278.32. Statements under oath. Any statement required to be filed under this Article shall be signed and certified as true and correct by the individual, media, candidate, treasurer or others required to file it, and shall be certified as true and correct to the best of the knowledge of the individual, media, candidate, treasurer or […]
§ 163-278.33 – Applicability of Article 22.
163-278.33. Applicability of Article 22. Sections 163-271 through 163-278 shall be applicable to the offices covered by this Article and G.S. 163-271 through 163-278 shall be applicable to all elective offices not covered by this Article. (1973, c. 1272, s. 3; 1975, c. 50; c. 565, s. 10; 2002-159, s. 21(f); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, […]
§ 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).)
§ 163-278.23 – Duties of Executive Director of State Board.
163-278.23. Duties of Executive Director of State Board. The Executive Director of the State Board shall inspect or cause to be inspected each statement filed with the State Board under this Article within 30 days after the date it is filed. The Executive Director shall advise, or cause to be advised, no more than 30 […]
§ 163-278.24 – Statements examined within four months.
163-278.24. Statements examined within four months. Within four months after the date of each election or referendum, the Executive Director shall examine or cause to be examined each statement filed with the Board under this Article, and, referring to the election or referendum, determine whether the statement conforms to law and to the truth. (1973, […]
§ 163-278.25 – Issuance of declaration of nomination or certificate of election.
163-278.25. Issuance of declaration of nomination or certificate of election. No declaration of nomination and no certificate of election shall be granted to any candidate until the candidate or his treasurer has filed the statements referring to the election he is required to file under this Article. Within 24 hours after reaching a decision that […]
§ 163-278.26 – Appeals from State Board of Elections; early docketing.
163-278.26. Appeals from State Board of Elections; early docketing. Any candidate for nomination or election who is denied a declaration of nomination or certificate of election, pursuant to G.S. 163-278.25, may, within five days after the action of the Board under that section, appeal to the Superior Court of Wake County for a final determination […]