{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-278.8b","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278.8B","heading":"Affiliated party committees.","body":"(a)\tEach political party caucus of the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina Senate may establish one separate affiliated party committee to support the election of candidates who would be eligible to be members of that caucus. No other affiliated party committees shall be authorized pursuant to this section. The affiliated party committee is deemed a political party for purposes of this Article.\n(b)\tAn affiliated party committee shall be established only by majority vote of the total membership of the political party caucus. Attached to the organizational report filed in accordance with G.S. 163-278.9, the affiliated party committee shall provide a report to the State Board of Elections certifying that the political party caucus has organized and taken the appropriate vote to establish an affiliated party committee. The report described in this subsection is a public record within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.\n(c)\tEach affiliated party committee shall do all of the following:\n(1)\tAdopt bylaws that comply with the provisions of this Article. At a minimum, the bylaws shall include designation of a treasurer.\n(2)\tConduct campaigns for candidates who would be eligible to be members of that political party caucus of the North Carolina House of Representatives or North Carolina Senate if elected or reelected or manage daily operations of the affiliated party committee.\n(3)\tEstablish a bank account.\n(4)\tAccept contributions and expend funds.\n(d)\tNotwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an affiliated party committee may use the name, abbreviation, and symbol of its respective political party.\n(e)\tFor purposes of this section, \"political party\" has the same meaning as defined in G.S. 163-96. (2015-258, s. 3(a); 2015-264, s. 81(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b); 2025-25, s. 40.2.)","path":["Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws.","SUBCHAPTER VIII. REGULATION OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS.","Article 22A. Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns.","Part 1. In General."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-278.8B.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:22Z","sha256":"2158db371a9f9eb8df6a91050b4382103f7ec8614c7ec1854672a799a3e92c5b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-278.8a","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-278.8c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}