NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 615

HOUSE BILL 551

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 22A OF CHAPTER 163 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES TO REQUIRE OFFICE HOLDERS TO REPORT CERTAIN FUNDS AS CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Article 22A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section at the end thereof to be designated as G.S. 163-278.36, and to read as follows:

"§ 163-278.36.  Elected officials to report funds. — All contributions to, and all expenditures from any 'booster fund', 'support fund', 'unofficial office account' or any other similar source which are made to, in behalf of, or used in support of any person holding an elective office for any political purpose whatsoever during his term of office shall be deemed contributions and expenditures as defined in this Article and shall be reported as contributions and expenditures as required by this Article. The annual report shall show the balance of each separate fund or account maintained on behalf of the elected office holder."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 20th day of June, 1977.