08 NCAC 21 .0203             CERTIFICATION OF THRESHOLD

(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.

(b)  A political committee that fails to file the certification by the due date in Paragraph (a) of this Rule, shall be responsible for filing all reports required in G.S. 163-278.9 or G.S. 163-278.40B, G.S. 163-278.40C, G.S. 163-278.40D, or G.S. 163-278.40E for the subsequent election cycle.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 163-278.10A; 163-278.21;

Eff. September 1, 2021.