163-278.22. Duties of State Board. It shall be the duty and power of the State Board: (1) To prescribe forms of statements and other information required to be filed by this Article, to furnish such forms to the county boards of elections and individuals, media or others required to file such statements and information, and […]
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. 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. 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. 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 […]
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. (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 […]
163-278.29. Compelling self-incriminating testimony; individual so testifying excused from prosecution. No individual shall be excused from attending or testifying or producing any books, papers, or other documents before any court upon any proceeding or trial of another for the violation of any of the provisions of this Article, upon the ground or for the reason […]
163-278.30. Candidates for federal offices to file information reports. Candidates for nomination in a party primary or for election in a general or special election to the offices of United States Senator, member of the United States House of Representatives, President or Vice-President of the United States shall file with the Board all reports they […]
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. 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. (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. 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. 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. 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).)
163-278.38. Effect of failure to comply. The failure to comply with the provisions of this Article shall not invalidate the results of any referendum. (1979, c. 1073, s. 11; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
163-278.38Z. Definitions. As used in this Part: (1) "Advertisement" means any message appearing in the print media, on television, or on radio that constitutes a contribution or expenditure under this Article. (2) "Candidate" means any individual who, with respect to a public office listed in G.S. 163-278.6(80), has filed a notice of candidacy, notice of […]
163-278.39. Basic disclosure requirements for all political advertisements. (a) Basic Requirements. – It shall be unlawful for any sponsor to sponsor an advertisement in the print media or on radio or television that constitutes an expenditure, independent expenditure, electioneering communication, or contribution required to be disclosed under this Article unless all the following conditions are […]
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. The disclosure requirements of this Part apply to any sponsor of an advertisement in the print media or on radio or television the cost or value of which constitutes an expenditure or contribution required to be disclosed under this Article, except that the disclosure requirements of this Part: (1) Do […]
