163-278.34A. Presumptions.
In any proceeding brought pursuant to this Article in which a presumption arises from the proof of certain facts, the defendant may offer some evidence to rebut the presumption, but the State bears the ultimate burden of proving the essential elements of its case. (1999-31, s. 1(c); 1999-453, s. 3.1(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws
Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns.
§ 163-278.5 - Scope of Article; severability.
§ 163-278.7 - Appointment of political treasurers.
§ 163-278.7A - Gifts from federal political committees.
§ 163-278.8 - Detailed accounts to be kept by political treasurers.
§ 163-278.8A - Campaign sales by political party executive committees.
§ 163-278.8B - Affiliated party committees.
§ 163-278.8C - Council of State affiliated party committees.
§ 163-278.9 - Statements filed with Board.
§ 163-278.9A - Statements filed by referendum committees.
§ 163-278.10 - Procedure for inactive candidate or committee.
§ 163-278.10A - Threshold of $1,000 for financial reports for certain candidates.
§ 163-278.11 - Contents of treasurer's statement of receipts and expenditures.
§ 163-278.12 - Special reporting of contributions and independent expenditures.
§ 163-278.12C - Special reporting of electioneering communications.
§ 163-278.13 - Limitation on contributions.
§ 163-278.13B - Limitation on fund-raising during legislative session.
§ 163-278.13C - Campaign contributions prohibition.
§ 163-278.16 - Regulations regarding timing of contributions and expenditures.
§ 163-278.16B - Use of contributions for certain purposes.
§ 163-278.17 - Statements of media outlets regarding political advertising.
§ 163-278.18 - Normal commercial charges for political advertising.
§ 163-278.19A - Contributions allowed.
§ 163-278.19B - Political party headquarters building funds.
§ 163-278.21 - Promulgation of policy and administration through State Board of Elections.
§ 163-278.22 - Duties of State Board.
§ 163-278.23 - Duties of Executive Director of State Board.
§ 163-278.24 - Statements examined within four months.
§ 163-278.25 - Issuance of declaration of nomination or certificate of election.
§ 163-278.26 - Appeals from State Board of Elections; early docketing.
§ 163-278.27 - Criminal penalties; duty to report and prosecute.
§ 163-278.28 - Issuance of injunctions; special prosecutors named.
§ 163-278.30 - Candidates for federal offices to file information reports.
§ 163-278.32 - Statements under oath.
§ 163-278.33 - Applicability of Article 22.
§ 163-278.34 - Civil penalties.
§ 163-278.35 - Preservation of records.
§ 163-278.37 - County boards of elections to preserve reports.
§ 163-278.38 - Effect of failure to comply.
§ 163-278.39 - Basic disclosure requirements for all political advertisements.
§ 163-278.39C - Scope of disclosure requirements.
§ 163-278.40A - Organizational report.
§ 163-278.40B - Campaign report; partisan election.
§ 163-278.40C - Campaign report; nonpartisan election and runoff.
§ 163-278.40D - Campaign report; nonpartisan primary and elections.
§ 163-278.40E - Campaign report; nonpartisan plurality.
§ 163-278.40F - Form of report.
§ 163-278.40H - Notice of reports due.
§ 163-278.40I - Part 1 to apply.
§ 163-278.40J - Other committees report by municipal schedule.