§ 163-278.81. Disclosure of Electioneering Communications. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 163‑278.81. Disclosure of Electioneering Communications.

(a)        Statement Required.– Every individual, committee, association, or any other organization or groupof individuals that incurs an expense for the direct costs of producing orairing electioneering communications in an aggregate amount in excess of tenthousand dollars ($10,000) during any calendar year shall, within 24 hours ofeach disclosure date, file with the Board a statement containing theinformation described in subsection (b) of this section.

(b)        Contents ofStatement. – Each statement required to be filed by this section shall be madeunder the penalty of perjury in G.S. 14‑209 and shall contain thefollowing information:

(1)        The identificationof the entity incurring the expense, of any entity sharing or exercisingdirection or control over the activities of that entity, and of the custodianof the books and accounts of the entity incurring the expense.

(2)        The principal placeof business of the entity incurring the expense if the entity is not anindividual.

(3)        The amount of eachexpense incurred of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) during the periodcovered by the statement and the identification of the entity to whom theexpense was incurred.

(4)        The elections towhich the electioneering communications pertain and the names, if known, of thecandidates identified or to be identified.

(5)        The names andaddresses of all entities that provided funds or anything of value whatsoeverin an aggregate amount of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) during theperiod beginning on the first day of the preceding calendar year and ending onthe disclosure date to a segregated bank account that consists of fundsprovided solely by entities other than prohibited sources. Nothing in this subdivisionis to be construed as a prohibition on the use of funds in such a segregatedaccount for a purpose other than electioneering communications. If the provideris an individual, the statement shall also contain the principal occupation ofthe provider. The "principal occupation of the provider" shall meanthe same as the "principal occupation of the contributor" in G.S. 163‑278.11.

(6)        Repealed by SessionLaws 2005‑430, s. 9(a), effective December 1, 2005, and applicable to allcontributions and expenditures made or accepted on or after that date. (2004‑125, s. 1; 2005‑430,s. 9(a); 2006‑182, s. 2(a).)