NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1979 SESSION
CHAPTER 500
SENATE BILL 460
AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 22A OF CHAPTER 163 RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 163-278.6(18) is amended by changing the period at the end to a comma and by adding the following, "but this Article shall otherwise be applicable to such candidates for municipal and county offices."
Sec. 2. G.S. 163-278.7(b)(1) is rewritten to read:
"(1) The name, address and purpose of the candidate or political committee, and when the political committee is created pursuant to G.S. 163-278.19(b), the purpose of the political committee shall include the name of the corporation, insurance company, business entity, labor union or professional association whose officials, employees, or members established the political committee;".
Sec. 3. G.S. 163-278.9(a)(1) is amended by adding at the end thereof a new sentence to read:
"Any candidate whose campaign is being conducted by a political committee which is handling all contributions and expenditures for his campaign shall file a statement with the board stating such fact at the time required herein for the organizational report. Thereafter, the candidate's political committee shall be responsible for filing all reports required by law."
Sec. 4. G.S. 163-278.16(f) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
"The media shall not publish or broadcast any political advertisement unless it bears the legend or includes the statement required herein."
Sec. 5. G.S. 163-278.17(a) is amended by deleting "and" at the end of subsection (2) and by deleting the period at the end of subdivision (3) and replacing it with "; and", and by adding a new subsection (4) to read:
"(4) The name and address of any public relations firm or agency which makes direct payment to the media on behalf of any candidate, treasurer, political committee, political party or individual."
Sec. 6. G.S. 163-278.17(a) is further amended by adding the following language at the end of the subsection:
"The reports required by this subsection shall be only for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, and Commissioner of Insurance. The written authorization for each expenditure and the legend for each advertisement shall be required as to all candidates and political committees covered by this Article."
Sec. 7. G.S. 163-278.23 is amended by deleting the figure "10" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "30".
Sec. 8. G.S. 163-278.24 is amended by deleting the words "three months" in the title and in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the words "four months".
Sec. 9. G.S. 163-278.22(8) is amended by deleting the words "solicitor (district attorney)" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "district attorney".
Sec. 10. G.S. 163-278.27 is amended by deleting the words "solicitor (district attorney)" wherever they appear therein, and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "district attorney"; and further amend G.S. 163-278.27 by deleting the word "solicitorial" wherever it appears therein, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "prosecutorial", and further amend by deleting the words "solicitors (district attorneys)", and inserting in lieu thereof the words "district attorneys".
Sec. 11. G.S. 163-278.28 is amended by deleting the words "solicitor (district attorney)" wherever they appear therein and inserting in lieu thereof the words "district attorney"; and further amend said section by deleting the word "solicitorial" wherever it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the word "prosecutorial", and further amend said section by deleting the words "solicitors (district attorneys)", and inserting in lieu thereof the words "district attorneys".
Sec. 12. G.S. 163-278.22 is amended by inserting in line 1 immediately before the word "Board" the word "State".
Sec. 13. G.S. 163-278.22(5) is rewritten to read:
"(5) To preserve reports and statements filed under this Article. Such reports and statements, after a period of two years following the election year, may be transferred to the Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, and shall be preserved for a period of 10 years."
Sec. 14. G.S. 163-278.30(2) is rewritten to read:
"(2) To preserve reports and statements filed under the Federal Election Campaign Act. Such reports and statements, after a period of two years following the election year, may be transferred to the Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, and shall be preserved for a period of 10 years or for such period as may be required by federal law."
Sec. 15. Article 22A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by adding at the end thereof a new section to read:
"§ 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 of Elections."
Sec. 16. G.S. 163-278.9 is amended by adding a new paragraph lettered (d) to read:
"(d) Candidates and committees in municipalities required to submit reports, as defined in G.S. 163-278.6(18), shall file all reports due under this Article with the county board of elections in the county in which the municipality is located, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary that might be contained in any city charter. Filing reports, as required by this Article, by such candidates and committees shall constitute compliance with filing requirements for municipal candidates and committees."
Sec. 17. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 1st day of May, 1979.