North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.18. Normal commercial charges for political advertising
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.18
- affiliated party committee: means a General Assembly affiliated party committee as established by N. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
- candidate: means any individual who, with respect to a public office listed in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
- individual: means a single individual or more than one individual. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
- media: means broadcasting stations, carrier current stations, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, outdoor advertising facilities, billboards, newspaper inserts, and any person or individual whose business is polling public opinion, analyzing or predicting voter behavior or voter preferences. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
- political committee: includes the campaign of a candidate who serves as his or her own treasurer. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
- political party: means any political party organized or operating in this State, whether or not that party is recognized under the provisions of N. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
- treasurer: means an individual appointed by a candidate, political committee, or referendum committee as provided in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
(a) No media and no supplier of materials or services shall charge or require a candidate, treasurer, political party, affiliated party committee, or individual to pay a charge for advertising, materials, space, or services purchased for or in support of or in opposition to any candidate, political committee, or political party that is higher than the normal charge it requires other customers to pay for comparable advertising, materials, space, or services purchased for other purposes.
(b) A newspaper, magazine, or other advertising medium shall not charge any candidate, treasurer, political committee, political party, or individual for any advertising for or in support of or in opposition to any candidate, political committee or political party at a rate higher than the comparable rate charged to other persons for advertising of comparable frequency and volume; and every candidate, treasurer, political party or individual, with respect to political advertising, shall be entitled to the same discounts afforded by the advertising medium to other advertisers under comparable conditions and circumstances. (1973, c. 1272, s. 1; 1977, c. 856; 2015-258, s. 3(n); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)