GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	2 

SENATE BILL 38
Judiciary II/Election Laws Committee Substitute Adopted 4/12/95

Short Title:  Campaign Reporting	(Public)

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January 26, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CAMPAIGN-REPORTING LAWS TO ADD A REPORT AROUND LABOR DAY FOR CERTAIN CANDIDATES AND TO ELIMINATE THE EXTRA CONTRIBUTION LIMIT PERIOD FOR THE SECOND PRIMARY FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE NOT ON THE BALLOT IN THE SECOND PRIMARY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 163-278.9(a)(3) reads as rewritten:
"(3)	Postprimary Report(s) for Nonstatewide, Nonlegislative Candidates, and for Judicial Candidates. – The treasurer shall file a report with the Board no later than the 30th day after the primary election if the candidate was eliminated in the primary.  If there is a second primary, the treasurer shall file a report with the Board no later than the 30th day after the second primary election if the candidate was eliminated in the second primary.  This subdivision applies only to candidates for offices not elected statewide, excluding candidates for the General Assembly, and to candidates for all judicial offices, regardless of whether elected statewide."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 163-278.9(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(3a)	Postprimary Report(s) for Statewide Nonjudicial Candidates and Legislative Candidates. – The treasurer shall file a report with the board no later than the 60th day before the general election.  This subdivision applies only to candidates for offices that are elected statewide and to candidates for the General Assembly, but it does not apply to judicial offices, regardless of whether elected statewide.  An individual who was defeated in a primary election is a candidate for purposes of the reporting required by this subdivision."
Sec. 3.  G.S. 163-278.13(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	For the purposes of this section, the term 'an election' means any primary, second primary, or general election in which the candidate or political committee may be involved, without regard to whether the candidate is opposed or unopposed in the election, except that where a candidate is not on the ballot in a second primary, that second primary is not 'an election' with respect to that candidate."
Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective January 1, 1996, and applies to all primaries and elections conducted on and after that date. Section 3 applies to all contributions made, accepted, or solicited on or after January 1, 1996. Sections 1 and 2 apply to all reports filed on or after January 1, 1996.