GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 1181

Short Title:  PAC Contributions Limited.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Arnold.
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Referred to:  Judiciary.
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April 12, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS THAT A CANDIDATE MAY RECEIVE FROM A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Part 1 of Article 22A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 163-278.15A. Political Action Committee contributions limited.
	(a) No candidate or political committee of a candidate may receive, during any period for which a report is required to be filed under this Article, contributions from other political committees in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the total contributions received during that period.
	(b) A contribution from the political committee of the same candidate from a previous election shall not be considered as a contribution from a political committee.
	(c) If the amount of contributions from political committees is in excess of the amount permitted is in excess of the percentage allowed under subsection (a) of this section, that shall not be unlawful if sufficient funds are refunded to that political committee before the report for such period is filed under this Article.  The report shall note the refund, even if it came after the end of the period."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 163-278.27(a) reads as rewritten:
	"(a) Any individual, candidate, political committee, referendum committee, treasurer, person or media who violates the provisions of G.S. 163-278.7, 163-278.8, 163-278.9, 163-278.10, 163-278.11, 163-278.12, 163-278.14, 163-278.15A, 163-278.16, 163-278.17, 163-278.18, 163-278.40A, 163-278.40B, 163-278.40C, 163-278.40D or 163-278.40E is guilty of a misdemeanor."
Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective with respect to contributions received on or after January 1, 1990.