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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 10 - BALLOT ROTATION RULES FOR PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOTS › Subchapter B - VOTING, VOTING PLACES AND PRECINCT OFFICIALS' DUTIES AND TASKS › Section 10B .0106 - ELECTION SUPPLIES RETURN

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(a)
				After an election or primary, all election supplies, including but not limited
				to election results materials, registration and voter history materials,
				provisional voting materials, challenged voter materials, ballots, and
				completed forms, shall be taken to the county board of elections office as soon
				as all procedures described in
				08 NCAC
				10B .0105 are complete.
(b) Election materials and supplies, used or
				unused, shall not remain in the custody of the Chief Judge, Judges, or any
				other person and shall be returned to the county board of elections office. If
				it is not possible for a county board of elections to have all precincts return
				materials and supplies on the night of the election, the county board of
				elections must submit a security plan describing how election materials and
				supplies shall be temporarily stored to the Executive Director of the State
				Board of Elections 30 days prior to the election. The Executive Director will
				provide either approval or required modifications to the plan in writing no
				later than 15 days prior to the election. Factors to be used in making a
				determination under this Paragraph may include:
(1) the distance of the round trip from the
				precinct to the county board of elections office;
(2) whether heavy traffic exists, including
				due to tourism or construction; and
(3) anticipated weather conditions.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 10 - BALLOT ROTATION RULES FOR PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOTS › Subchapter B - VOTING, VOTING PLACES AND PRECINCT OFFICIALS' DUTIES AND TASKS › Section 10B .0109 - VOTING SITE UNIFORMITY

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(a) Station Set-Up.
				All equipment and furniture in the voting enclosure shall be arranged so that
				it can be seen from the public space of the voting enclosure. Each voting
				enclosure shall contain at a minimum:
(1)
				Check-in station, where voters may provide identification information if
				required pursuant to
				G.S.
				163A-1144 and declare their intent to vote.
				The check-in station shall include the following:
(A) Voter lists or pollbooks. If the voting
				site utilizes an electronic pollbook, the site must also maintain a backup
				hardcopy for use in the event of technical difficulty or disruption;
(B) Authorization to Vote Forms and labels on
				Election Day or One-Stop Absentee Applications during the one-stop early voting
				period, and all such other supplies as may be required by the Executive
				Director of the State Board; and
(C) Guides, signage, and all other materials
				as may be required by the Executive Director of the State Board for the
				effective administration of elections, displayed in the manner
				specified;
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 11 - PROCEDURE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF VOTING SYSTEM › Section .0100 - PROCEDURE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF VOTING SYSTEM › Section 11 .0101-.0106 - EXPIRED

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  163-22;
				  163-160;
				  163-160.1;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. May 1, 2000;
Temporary Adoption Expired on December
				  10, 2000.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 12 - RULES FOR MILITARY AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING PROCEDURES › Section 12 .0101-.0111 - EXPIRED

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Authority
				G.S.
				163-22;
				163-247(1);
				163-257;
Temporary
				Adoption Eff. April 15, 2002;
Eff. August 1, 2004;
Expired Eff. February 1, 2017 pursuant to
				G.S.
				150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 13 - INTERIM RULES › Section .0100 - INTERIM RULES › Section 13 .0101 - EXPIRED - IN THE MATTER OF THE MAY 7, 2002 PRIMARIES

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  163-22.2;
Temporary Adoption Eff.
				  March 14, 2002, and will become null and void 60 days after the convening of
				  the next regular session of the General Assembly;
Temporary
				  Adoption Expired on July 27, 2002.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 14 - WRITTEN OPINIONS › Opinion 2008-04-21 - WRITTEN OPINIONS

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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 14 - WRITTEN OPINIONS › Opinion 2010-12-10 - WRITTEN OPINIONS

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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 14 - WRITTEN OPINIONS › Opinion 2014-09-17 - WRITTEN OPINIONS

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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 14 - WRITTEN OPINIONS › Opinion 2015-12-04 - WRITTEN OPINIONS

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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 14 - WRITTEN OPINIONS › Opinion 2020-05-05 - WRITTEN OPINIONS

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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 14 - WRITTEN OPINIONS › Opinion 2022-11-28 - WRITTEN OPINIONS

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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 15 - RULE-MAKING › Section .0100 - PETITION FOR RULE-MAKING › Section 15 .0101 - INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING A PETITION FOR RULE-MAKING

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(a)
				Any person may petition the State Board of Elections to adopt a new rule, or
				amend or repeal an existing rule, by submitting a rule-making petition to the
				office of the State Board of Elections. The petition shall be titled "Petition
				for Rule-making" and include the following information:
(1) the name and address of the person
				submitting the petition;
(2) a
				citation to any rule for which an amendment or repeal is requested;
(3) a draft of any proposed rule or amended
				rule;
(4) an explanation of why the
				new rule or amendment or repeal of an existing rule is requested and the effect
				of the new rule, amendment, or repeal on the procedures of the State Board of
				Elections; and
(5) any other
				information the person submitting the petition considers relevant.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 15 - RULE-MAKING › Section .0100 - PETITION FOR RULE-MAKING › Section 15 .0102 - DECLARATORY RULINGS: AVAILABILITY

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(a) The State Board of Elections may issue
				declaratory rulings pursuant to
				G.S.
				150B-4. All requests for declaratory rulings
				shall be in writing and submitted to the office of the State Board of
				Elections.
(b) A request for a
				declaratory ruling shall include the following information:
(1) the name and address of the
				petitioner;
(2) the reference to
				the statute or rule in question;
(3) a statement as to why the petitioner is a
				person aggrieved; and
(4) the
				consequences of a failure to issue a declaratory ruling.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 16 - MULITPARTISAN ASSISTANCE TEAMS › Section 16 .0101 - MULTIPARTISAN ASSISTANCE TEAMS

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(a)
			 Each county board of elections shall assemble and provide training to a
			 Multipartisan Assistance Team ("Team") to respond to requests for voter
			 assistance for any primary, general election, referendum, or special
			 election.
(b) For every primary or
			 election listed in Paragraph (a) of this Rule, the Team shall be made available
			 in each county to assist patients and residents in every covered facility in
			 that county in requesting or casting absentee ballots as provided by Article 21
			 of Subchapter III of Chapter 163A of the General Statutes. For the purposes of
			 this Chapter, a "covered facility" is any facility that provides residential or
			 in-patient healthcare in the State that is licensed or operated pursuant to
			 Chapter 122C, Chapter 131D, or Chapter 131E of the General Statutes, including,
			 for example, a hospital, clinic, nursing home, or adult care home; or by the
			 federal government or an Indian tribe.
(c) The Team may assist voters in requesting
			 mail-in absentee ballots, serve as witnesses to mail-in absentee voting, and
			 otherwise assist in the process of mail-in absentee voting as provided by
			 Article 21 of Subchapter III of Chapter 163A of the General Statutes. Upon the
			 voter's request, the Team shall assist voters who have affirmatively
			 communicated, either verbally or nonverbally, a request for
			 assistance.
Authority
				G.S.
				163A-1298(a)(4); S.L.
				2013-381, s. 4.6(b);
Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1,
				2014;
Eff. October 1, 2014;
Amended Eff. December 1,
				2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 16 - MULITPARTISAN ASSISTANCE TEAMS › Section 16 .0102 - TEAM MEMBERS

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(a) For purposes of
			 this Chapter, the county board of elections shall compose the Team as follows:
(1) At least two registered voters shall be
			 on each Team. The two political parties having the highest number of affiliated
			 voters in the State, as reflected by the registration statistics published by
			 the State Board on January 1 of the current year, shall each be represented by
			 at least one Team member of the party's affiliation. If the Team consists of
			 more than two members, voters who are unaffiliated or affiliated with other
			 political parties recognized by the State of North Carolina may be Team
			 members.
(2) If a county board of
			 elections finds an insufficient number of voters available to comply with
			 Subparagraph (a)(1) of this Rule, the county board, upon a unanimous vote of
			 all of its sworn members, may appoint an unaffiliated Team member to serve
			 instead of the Team member representing one of the two political parties as set
			 out in Subparagraph (a)(1) of this Rule.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 16 - MULITPARTISAN ASSISTANCE TEAMS › Section 16 .0104 - VISITS BY MULTIPARTISAN ASSISTANCE TEAMS

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(a)
			 The State Board shall provide annual notice regarding availability of Teams in
			 each county. The notice shall provide information for covered facilities, or
			 patients or residents of the facilities, to contact the county board of
			 elections to arrange a Team visit.
(b) If a facility, or a patient or resident
			 of a facility, requests a visit by the Team, the county board of elections
			 shall notify the Team and schedule the visit(s) within seven calendar days if
			 it is able to do so. If the county board of elections is unable to schedule the
			 visit within seven calendar days, the voter may obtain such assistance from any
			 person other than:
(1) an owner, manager,
			 director, employee of the hospital, clinic, nursing home, or rest home in which
			 the voter is a patient or resident;
(2) an individual who holds any elective
			 office under the United States, this State, or any political subdivision of
			 this State;
(3) an individual who
			 is a candidate for nomination or election to such office; or
(4) an individual who holds any office in a
			 State, congressional district, county, or precinct political party or
			 organization, or who is a campaign manager or treasurer for any candidate or
			 political party; provided that a delegate to a convention shall not be
			 considered a party office.
None of the persons listed in Subparagraphs (1) through (4) of
				this Paragraph may sign the application or certificate as a witness for the
				patient.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 16 - MULITPARTISAN ASSISTANCE TEAMS › Section 16 .0105 - REMOVAL OF TEAM MEMBERS

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(a) The County
			 Board of Elections shall revoke, pursuant to
			 G.S.
			 163-33(2), a Team member's
			 certification granted under Rule .0103 of this Section for the following
			 reasons:
(1) violation of Chapter 163 of the
			 General Statutes or one of the Rules contained in this Section;
(2) political partisan activity in performing
			 Team duties;
(3) failure to respond
			 to directives from the County Board of Elections; or
(4) failure to maintain certification
			 pursuant to Rule .0103 of this Section.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 17 - PHOTO IDENTIFICATION › Section 17 .0102 - REPEALED - DETERMINATION OF REASONABLE RESEMBLANCE BY JUDGES OF ELECTION

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Authority
				G.S.
				163-166.7;
				163-82.6A;
				163-82.15;
				163-88.1;
				163-166.7; NAACP v. McCrory, 831
				F.3d 204 (4th Cir. 2016); 163A-1145.1; S.L.
				2018-144, s. 3.1(e);
Eff. January 1, 2016;
Temporary
				Amendment Eff. August 23, 2019;
Temporary Amendment Expired Eff.
				June 12, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 17 - PHOTO IDENTIFICATION › Section 17 .0103 - REPEALED - IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED OF CURBSIDE VOTERS

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Authority NAACP v.
				McCrory, 831 F.3d 204 (4th Cir. 2016); S.L.
				2018-144, s. 3.1(d);
Eff. January 1, 2016;
Temporary
				Repeal Eff. August 23, 2019;
Temporary Repeal Expired Eff. June 12,
				2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 17 - PHOTO IDENTIFICATION › Section 17 .0104 - OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE NAME OR ADDRESS AFTER REASONABLE RESEMBLANCE IS DETERMINED

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A person able to vote a regular ballot but whose name or
				address does not match the name or address appearing in the registration record
				shall be provided the opportunity to update his or her name or address in the
				registration record pursuant to
				G.S.
				163-82.15(d) and
				163-82.16(d) to
				reflect the person's true and current name and address. If the person updates
				his or her name or address, the person shall be permitted to vote as set out in
				G.S.
				163-166.7 and
				163-166.13(b),
				so long as the person remains eligible to vote based on residence within the
				county of the voting place.
Authority
				G.S.
				163-82.15(d);
				163-82.16(d);
				163-166.7; NAACP v. McCrory, 831
				F.3d 204 (4th Cir. 2016); 163A-1145.1; S.L.
				2018-144, s. 3.1(e);
Eff. January 1, 2016;
Temporary
				Amendment Eff. August 23, 2019;
Temporary Amendment Expired Eff.
				June 12, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 17 - PHOTO IDENTIFICATION › Section 17 .0105 - REPEALED - DECLARATION OF RELIGIOUS OBJECTION TO PHOTOGRAPH

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Authority NAACP v.
				McCrory, 831 F.3d 204 (4th Cir. 2016); S.L.
				2018-144, s. 3.1.(a),(e), (h);
Eff. January 1, 2016;
Temporary Repeal Eff. August 23, 2019;
Temporary Repeal Expired
				Eff. June 12, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 17 - PHOTO IDENTIFICATION › Section 17 .0106 - REPEALED - SIGNAGE NOTIFYING ONE-STOP VOTERS OF THE OPTION TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT

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Authority NAACP v.
				McCrory, 831 F.3d 204 (4th Cir. 2016); S.L.
				2018-144, s. 3.1.(j);
Eff. March 1, 2016;
Temporary
				Repeal Eff. August 23, 2019;
Temporary Repeal Expired Eff. June 12,
				2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 17 - PHOTO IDENTIFICATION › Section 17 .0107 - EXPIRED - VOTER PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD

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Authority
				G.S.
				163A-741;
				163A-869.1(d);
				S.L. 2018-144, s. 1.1.(b).
Temporary Adoption Eff. April 29,
				2019;
Temporary Adoption Expired Eff. February 9,
				2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 17 - PHOTO IDENTIFICATION › Section 17 .0108 - EXPIRED - REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL OF STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS AND EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION CARDS

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Authority
				G.S.
				163A-741;
				163A-1145.2;
				163A-1145.3; S.L. 2018-144 s.
				1.2.(f); S.L. 2018-146 s. 3.2.(e); S.L. 2019-22 s. 2;
Temporary
				Adoption Eff. July 26, 2019;
Temporary Adoption Expired Eff. May
				11, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 18 - ABSENTEE BALLOTS › Section 18 .0101 - ABSENTEE BALLOT DELIVERY

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(a) A
			 qualified individual with a disability who, due to a disability, requires
			 assistance mailing his or her return envelope containing an executed absentee
			 ballot may direct that the sealed envelope be taken directly to the closest
			 U.S. mail depository or mailbox by a person selected by the voter, so long as
			 the individual is not disqualified from assisting the voter under
			 G.S.
			 163A-1298(a)(4) or
			 G.S.
			 163A-1317(c). For purposes
			 of this Rule, "directly" means taken to the depository or mailbox without
			 stopping or making any detour. For the purposes of this Rule, "closest" means
			 the location the shortest distance away from the voter.
(b) Any individual who assists in the manner
			 described in this Rule shall indicate that he or she assisted the voter by
			 marking the space provided for assistors on the return envelope containing the
			 executed absentee ballot.
(c) This
			 Rule is adopted in accord with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
			 of 1990, which provides that "no qualified individual with a disability shall,
			 by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied
			 the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be
			 subjected to discrimination by any such entity."
Authority
				G.S.
				163A-741;
				163A-1308(g);
				163A-1310(b)(1);
				42 U.S.C.
				12132; Nat'l Fed'n of the Blind v. Lamone,
				813 F.3d 494 (4th Cir. 2016);
Eff. September 1,
				2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 18 - ABSENTEE BALLOTS › Section 18 .0102 - IN-PERSON RETURN OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS

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Any person who returns an absentee ballot in person to a county
				board of elections office shall, upon delivery, provide the following
				information in writing:
(1) Name of
			 voter;
(2) Name of person
			 delivering ballot;
(3) Relationship
			 to voter;
(4) Phone number (if
			 available) and current address of person delivering ballot;
(5) Date and time of delivery of ballot;
			 and
(6) Signature or mark of person
			 delivering ballot certifying that the information provided is true and correct
			 and that the person is the voter or the voter's near relative as defined in
			 G.S.
			 163A-1308(h) or verifiable
			 legal guardian as defined in
			 G.S.
			 163A-1295(e).
At the absentee meeting held pursuant to
				G.S.
				163A-1308(e) and
				G.S.
				163A-1315, the county board of elections may
				consider the delivery of a ballot in accordance with this Rule in conjunction
				with other evidence in determining whether the container-return envelope has
				been properly executed according to the requirements in
				G.S.
				163A-1310. Failure to comply with this Rule
				shall not constitute evidence sufficient in and of itself to establish that the
				voter did not lawfully vote his or her ballot.
Authority
				G.S.
				163A-741;
				163A-1298(a)(5);
				163A-1308(g);
				163A-1310;
Eff.
				December 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 20 - Election Observers › Section 20 .0101 - Challenge to the appointment of an observer

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(a) Filing of
			 Challenges. A county board of elections, by a majority vote and documented
			 through a written statement made by any board member, may challenge the
			 appointment of any observer appointed to serve in that county, and a chief
			 judge of a voting place may challenge the appointment of any observer who is
			 eligible to serve in that voting place. The challenge shall be submitted
			 electronically or in writing to the county board of elections office before the
			 observer is scheduled to serve. The challenge shall contain the following
			 information:
(1) the name of the
			 observer;
(2) the party or
			 unaffiliated candidate that appointed the observer; and
(3) the basis for the challenge pursuant to
			 G.S. 163-45.1(f).
The county board of elections office shall immediately provide
				a copy of the challenge to the chair of the political party or candidate that
				appointed the observer. A notification sent within three business hours of
				receipt of the challenge to an email address provided by the chair of the
				political party or by the candidate appointing the observer is a method of
				providing immediate notice.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 20 - Election Observers › Section 20 .0102 - Appeal of removal of an observer from a voting site

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(a) Filing of
			 Appeal. The decision by a chief judge to remove an observer pursuant to G.S.
			 163-45.1(j) may be appealed only by the chair of the political party or the
			 candidate that appointed the observer. The appeal shall be filed with the
			 county board of elections in the county where the observer was removed. To file
			 the appeal, the appeal shall be emailed to the county director of elections or
			 physically delivered to the county board office during business hours as
			 follows:
(1) If the observer was removed from
			 an early voting site, the appeal shall be filed within one day of when the
			 observer was removed.
(2) If the
			 observer was removed from an Election Day voting site, the appeal shall be
			 filed within two hours of when the observer was removed.
The appeal shall contain an argument explaining why the chief
				judge's decision should be reversed on account of one or more of the grounds
				listed in G.S. 150B-51(b). It shall state whether a hearing is requested and
				shall be signed by the person filing the appeal. The decision to remove an
				observer shall not be stayed pending appeal.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 20 - Election Observers › Section 20 .0103 - Identification of observers

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Every appointed observer serving at a voting site pursuant to
				G.S. 163-45.1 shall wear an identification tag to make voters and elections
				officials aware of the observer's role in the voting site. The tag shall read
				"Observer for [Name] Party" or "Observer for Candidate [Name]" with the
				"[Name]" being the name of the political party or the candidate, as
				applicable.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0100 - REPORTING › Section 21 .0101 - BEST EFFORTS

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The treasurer of a political committee or referendum
				  committee shall be deemed to have exercised best efforts to obtain, maintain,
				  and report the information required by
				  G.S.
				  163-278.11(a)(1) if all of
				  the following efforts set forth in this Rule are made:
(1) All written solicitations for
				contributions include a request for the contributor's full name, mailing
				address, and principal occupation as defined in
				G.S.
				163-278.11(a)(1), and
				include a statement of North Carolina law regarding the collection and
				reporting of individual contributor information. The following are examples of
				acceptable statements for a candidate committee, political committee, or
				referendum committee:
(a) "State law requires
				us to use our best efforts to collect and report the full name, mailing
				address, job title or profession, and employer's name or employer's specified
				field of business activity of individuals whose contributions exceed fifty
				dollars ($50.00) in an election"; and
(b) "To comply with State law, we must use
				best efforts to obtain, maintain, and submit the full name, mailing address,
				job title or profession, and employer's name or employer's specified field of
				business activity of individuals whose contributions exceed fifty dollars
				($50.00) in an election."
The request and statement shall appear in a clear and
				  conspicuous manner on any response material included in a solicitation. The
				  request and statement are not clear and conspicuous if they are in small type
				  in comparison to the solicitation and response materials, or if the printing is
				  difficult to read or if the placement is easily overlooked by the potential
				  contributor.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0100 - REPORTING › Section 21 .0102 - REPORTING OF INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES

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(a) Once an individual as defined in
				G.S.
				163-278.6(55), person as
				defined in
				G.S.
				163-278.6(72), or other
				entity required to report independent expenditures under
				G.S.
				163-278.12(a) has made
				independent expenditures with a present actual or market value in excess of one
				hundred dollars ($100.00) during an election as defined in
				G.S.
				163-278.6(30), the
				individual, person, or entity shall report all independent expenditures, and
				any donations made to further independent expenditures, with the following
				board of elections:
(1) if the district of
				the candidate or ballot issue supported or opposed is within one county, and
				the candidate is not running for a legislative, judicial, or district attorney
				office, the report shall be filed with the county board of elections;
				or
(2) if the district of the
				candidate or ballot issue supported or opposed extends to more than one county,
				or the candidate is running for a legislative, judicial, or district attorney
				office, the report shall be filed with the State Board.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0100 - REPORTING › Section 21 .0103 - REPORTING OF SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

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(a) Once a person as defined in
				G.S.
				163-278.6(72) or other
				entity required to report contributions under
				G.S.
				163-278.12(b) has made
				contributions with a present, actual, or market value in excess of one hundred
				dollars ($100.00) during an election as defined in
				G.S.
				163-278.6(30), the person or
				entity shall report all contributions made, and any donations made to further
				contributions, with the following board of elections:
(1) if the district of the candidate,
				committee, or ballot issue supported or opposed is within one county, and the
				candidate is not running for a legislative, judicial, or district attorney
				office, the report shall be filed with the county board of elections;
				or
(2) if the district of the
				candidate, committee, or ballot issue supported or opposed extends to more than
				one county, or the candidate is running for a legislative, judicial, or
				district attorney office, the report shall be filed with the State
				Board.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0100 - REPORTING › Section 21 .0104 - REPORTING OF ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS

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(a) Once an individual as defined in
				G.S.
				163-278.6(55), person as
				defined in
				G.S.
				163-278.6(72), or other
				entity required to report electioneering communications under
				G.S.
				163-278.12C has incurred an expense for the
				direct cost of producing or airing electioneering communications as defined in
				G.S.
				163-278.6(8j) with a present
				actual or market value aggregating in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000),
				the individual, person, or entity shall report all electioneering
				communications, and any donations made to further electioneering
				communications, with the following board of elections:
(1) if the district of the candidate referred
				to is within one county, and the candidate is not running for a legislative,
				judicial or district attorney office, the report shall be filed with the county
				board of elections; or
(2) if the
				district of the candidate referred to extends to more than one county, or the
				candidate is running for a legislative, judicial or district attorney office,
				the report shall be filed with the State Board.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0100 - REPORTING › Section 21 .0105 - FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE REPORTING

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(a) A
				federal political committee that makes a contribution as defined in
				G.S.
				163-278.6(13) to a North
				Carolina political committee pursuant to
				G.S.
				163-278.7A shall register with the State
				Board of Elections by filing the following forms available on the State Board's
				website no later than the 10th day following a federal political committee's
				contribution to a North Carolina political committee:
(1) CRO-4010 Federal Committee Statement of
				Organization, which shall report the information described in in
				G.S.
				163-278.7(b), Federal ID
				Number, and type of committee;
(2)
				CRO-3500 Certification of Financial Account Information, which shall report the
				information described in
				G.S.
				13-278.7(b)(8);
(3) An Organizational Disclosure Report to
				include the following, unless the federal political committee files reports
				electronically consistent with
				08 NCAC
				21 .0106:
(A) CRO-4100 Federal Committee North Carolina
				Disclosure Report Cover, which shall report:
(i) the full name, mailing address, phone
				number, and the NC ID Number assigned to the federal political
				committee;
(ii) the report year,
				period start date, and period end date for the report;
(iii) the full name of the treasurer and
				assistant treasurer during the period;
(iv) the total amount contributed to North
				Carolina political committees during the period;
(v) account information;
(vi) date filed; and
(vii) an original signature and certification
				in accordance with
				G.S.
				163-278.32.
(B) CRO-4200 Federal Committee Report of
				Contributions to NC Political Committees, which shall list all contributions to
				North Carolina political committees made prior to the filing of the
				Organizational Disclosure Report. The federal political committee shall report
				the following for each contribution made by or refunded to the federal
				political committee:
(i) the full name,
				mailing address, and phone number for each recipient of a
				contribution;
(ii) the amount of
				each contribution;
(iii) the form
				of payment;
(iv) the date each
				contribution was made; and
(v) the
				total sum of all contributions to the recipient during the election;
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0100 - REPORTING › Section 21 .0106 - ELECTRONIC FILING

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(a) All political
				committees required to file electronically pursuant to
				G.S.
				163-278.9(i) shall prepare
				disclosure reports using either of the following:
(1) the current version of the campaign
				finance software made available by the North Carolina State Board of Elections
				and available for download on the State Board website; or
(2) third party software only if that
				software can generate reports that are capable of import into the State Board's
				central database. The import file formats and validation tool to assist in
				verifying the format of import files shall be available on the State Board's
				website.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0100 - REPORTING › Section 21 .0107 - ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE

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Any political committee, referendum committee, or other filer
				  authorized to submit reports, disclosures, or certifications consistent with
				  08 NCAC
				  21 .0106 may use an electronic signature
				  permissible under
				  G.S.
				  66-58.5.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  163-278.9;
				  163-278.21;
Eff.
				  September 1, 2021.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0200 - POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND REFERENDUM COMMITTEES › Section 21 .0201 - COMMITTEE ACCOUNTS

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All bank accounts, safety deposit boxes, and other
				  depositories utilized by political committees and referendum committees listed
				  on the statement of organization as required by
				  G.S.
				  163-278.7(b)(8) or
				  G.S.
				  163-278.8(b) must be
				  maintained in North Carolina.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  163-278.7;
				  163-278.8;
				  163-278.21;
Eff.
				  December 1, 1982;
Amended Eff. February 1, 1990;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2018;
Transferred from
				  08 NCAC
				  01 .0104 Eff. May 1, 2020;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2023; May 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0200 - POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND REFERENDUM COMMITTEES › Section 21 .0202 - PROCEDURES FOR CLOSING A COMMITTEE

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(a) A
				political committee as defined in
				G.S.
				163-278.6(74) may close and
				cease filing reports according to the schedules set forth in
				G.S.
				163-278.9 or Article 22A, Part 2 if it stops
				receiving contributions or making expenditures and disposes of all assets and
				liabilities. In order to close, a political committee shall file all of the
				following with the board of elections:
(1) a
				certification that the political committee intends to close and cease existence
				and that all assets have been disposed of and reported; and
(2) a Final Report setting forth the
				information in
				G.S.
				163-278.11 and covering the period since the
				last report filed under
				G.S.
				163-278.9 or Article 22A, Part 2. The Final
				Report shall disclose no cash on hand at the end date of the reporting period;
				no outstanding loans, and no outstanding debts and obligations owed by the
				political committee.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0200 - POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND REFERENDUM COMMITTEES › Section 21 .0203 - CERTIFICATION OF THRESHOLD

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(a) A
				political committee that intends to stay within the threshold in
				G.S.
				163-278.10A for a subsequent election cycle
				shall file a certification with the board of elections according to the
				following schedule:
(1) for a candidate
				committee with an election cycle ending on December 31 of an odd-numbered year,
				by January 31 of the next even-numbered year.
(2) for a candidate committee with an
				election cycle ending on December 31 of an even-numbered year, by January 31 of
				the next odd-numbered year.
(3) for
				a political party committee or affiliated party committee with an election
				cycle ending on December 31 of an even-numbered year, by January 31 of the next
				odd-numbered year.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0200 - POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND REFERENDUM COMMITTEES › Section 21 .0206 - REQUESTING A WAIVER OF A CIVIL LATE PENALTY

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(a) A
				political committee, referendum committee, individual, or entity requesting a
				waiver of a civil late penalty under
				G.S.
				163-278.34(a) shall complete
				and file the form available on the State Board's website within 60 days of
				service of the notice of penalty assessment. The form shall be signed and
				notarized and set forth any facts or circumstances that support good cause for
				a waiver of the penalty.
(b) Waiver
				requests shall be filed with the State Board using one of the following
				methods:
(1) Hand-delivery during regular
				business hours to the State Board's offices.
(2) United States Postal Service to the
				mailing address listed on the State Board's website.
(3) Delivery service authorized by
				G.S.
				1A-1, Rule 4 to the physical address
				published on the State Board's website.
(4) Email to campaign.reporting@ncsbe.gov so
				long as the original signed copy is retained by the political committee,
				referendum committee, individual or entity for at least two years counting from
				the date of the election to which the late report affects.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0200 - POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND REFERENDUM COMMITTEES › Section 21 .0207 - PROCEDURES FOR COMMITTEES WITH MISSING REPORTS

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(a) A
				political committee or referendum committee that fails to file a report
				required by Article 22A within 30 days after service of the Notice of Penalty
				Assessment under
				G.S.
				163-278.34(e) shall be
				issued a Notice of Noncompliance directing the treasurer to file the missing
				report. A copy of the Notice of Noncompliance shall be posted to the State
				Board's website.
(b) If a political
				committee or referendum committee fails to file a missing report within 30 days
				after service of the Notice of Noncompliance, the State Board shall consider an
				order requiring the committee to file the missing report and to cease receiving
				contributions and making expenditures if the missing report is not filed within
				30 days of the order. Prior to any decision, the State Board shall give notice
				to the treasurer and an opportunity for the treasurer or other representative
				of the committee to provide a written affidavit stating any facts or
				circumstances for why an order should not be issued.
(c) Any order issued by the State Board of
				Elections under Paragraph (b) of this Rule shall be served by any means
				authorized under
				G.S.
				1A-1, Rule 4. A copy of the order shall be
				posted to the State Board's website.
(d) A political committee or referendum
				committee that fails to file the missing report within 30 days of the State
				Board's order under Paragraph (b) of this Rule shall have the committee's
				status changed from active to suspended. While suspended, the committee shall
				not receive any contributions or make any expenditures except for the payment
				of any civil penalties or forfeitures under
				G.S.
				163-278.14 or
				G.S.
				163-278.34. To be removed from suspended
				status, the political committee or referendum committee shall file all missing
				reports identified in any order of the State Board and pay all civil late
				penalties incurred pursuant to
				G.S.
				163-278.34.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  163-278.34;
				  163-278.21;
Eff.
				  April 1, 2023.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0300 - USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS › Section 21 .0301 - EXPENDITURES FOR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY

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(a)
				Pursuant to
				G.S.
				163-278.16B, a candidate or candidate
				campaign committee may not use contributions if the purpose of the expenditure
				is to purchase, lease, rent, or make mortgage payments on residential real
				property that is owned, either directly or indirectly, by the candidate or
				officeholder, or a member of the candidate's or officeholder's family, even if
				a portion of the residence is used for the campaign or holding
				office.
(b) For the purpose of this
				Rule:
(1) "family" includes a candidate's or
				officeholder's spouse, children, parents, brothers, or sisters.
(2) "indirectly" includes ownership by any
				corporation or business entity in which the candidate or officeholder or the
				candidate's or officeholder's family member has an ownership
				interest.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0400 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 21 .0401 - EXAMINATIONS BY STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS

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(a)
				After completing an examination of reports for a given period, State Board
				staff shall submit in writing to the treasurer any requests to inspect detailed
				accounts, requests to inspect bank records, including checks or other written
				verifications of payment, or other questions related to a report's conformance
				to Article 22A, Article 22M, or to the truth, as set forth in
				G.S.
				163-278.24. If a candidate committee, a copy
				of the correspondence shall also be submitted in writing to the candidate. The
				treasurer or assistant treasurer shall respond with the requested records or
				written answers to questions within 15 business days. An extension of time may
				be granted for good cause. To obtain an extension of time, the treasurer or
				assistant treasurer shall submit the request in writing within 15 business days
				of receiving the request for records or written answers. For purposes of this
				Rule, "good cause" exists when:
(1) there is
				a death in the family of the candidate, treasurer, assistant treasurer, or
				custodian of books;
(2) the
				candidate, treasurer, assistant treasurer, or custodian of books, or someone in
				his or her family, is ill or hospitalized;
(3) the candidate, treasurer, assistant
				treasurer, or custodian of books is unable to provide a timely response due to
				a State-declared natural disaster;
(4) there is any change in the name, address
				or email address of the treasurer within 10 calendar days preceding the
				submission of the written requests or questions: or
(5) due to the complexity of the response
				required, State Board staff determines additional time is necessary for the
				committee to provide a sufficient response.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 08 - ELECTIONS › Chapter 21 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Section .0500 - DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS › Section 21 .0501 - BILLBOARDS

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For the purpose of Chapter 163, Article 22A, Part 1A, a
				  "billboard" is any sign, flat surface, or other display greater than 50 square
				  feet. This definition shall not include flags or banners.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  163-278.21;
				  163-278.39;
Eff.
				  December 1, 2021.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 09 - GOVERNOR AND LT. GOVERNOR › Chapter 03 - STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Subchapter A - OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Section .0100 - ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION › Section 03A .0101 - ORGANIZATION

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The Office of State Budget and Management is responsible
					 for providing assistance to the Governor and the Advisory Budget Commission in
					 preparing and monitoring the state's budget. The Governor is the Director of
					 the Budget and the powers of director conferred on him may be exercised and
					 performed by such person or persons as may be designated or appointed by him
					 from time to time in writing.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-2;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Readopted Eff. February 27, 1979;
Amended Eff.
					 April 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. April 25,
					 2015.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 09 - GOVERNOR AND LT. GOVERNOR › Chapter 03 - STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Subchapter A - OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Section .0100 - ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION › Section 03A .0102 - REPEALED - LOCATION AND HOURS OF OPERATION

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Authority G.S. 143,
					 Article 1;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff.
					 February 27, 1979;
Repealed Eff. April 1,
					 1989.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 09 - GOVERNOR AND LT. GOVERNOR › Chapter 03 - STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Subchapter A - OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Section .0100 - ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION › Section 03A .0103 - REPEALED - BUDGET MANUAL

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-2;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Readopted Eff. February 27, 1979;
Amended Eff.
					 April 1, 1989;
Repealed Eff. July 1,
					 2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 09 - GOVERNOR AND LT. GOVERNOR › Chapter 03 - STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Subchapter A - OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Section .0200 - OPERATIONS › Section 03A .0201-.0214

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Authority G.S. 143,
					 Article 1;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff.
					 February 27, 1979;
Repealed Eff. March 1, 1989 in accordance with
					 G.S.
					 150B-59(c).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 09 - GOVERNOR AND LT. GOVERNOR › Chapter 03 - STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Subchapter A - OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Section .0200 - OPERATIONS › Section 03A .0215 - REPEALED - INDIRECT COSTS

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Authority G.S. 143,
					 Article 1;
Eff. February 27, 1979;
Repealed Eff. March
					 1, 1989 in accordance with
					 G.S.
					 150B-59(c).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 09 - GOVERNOR AND LT. GOVERNOR › Chapter 03 - STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Subchapter A - OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Section .0300 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT › Section 03A .0301-.0303

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Authority G.S. 143,
					 Article 1;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff.
					 February 27, 1979;
Repealed Eff. March 1, 1989 in accordance with
					 G.S.
					 150B-59(c).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 09 - GOVERNOR AND LT. GOVERNOR › Chapter 03 - STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Subchapter A - OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT › Section .0400 - REQUESTS FOR BIENNIAL APPROPRIATIONS › Section 03A .0401-.0403

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Authority G.S. 143,
					 Article 1;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff.
					 February 27, 1979;
Repealed Eff. March 1, 1989 in accordance with
					 G.S.
					 150B-59(c).