North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.8B. Affiliated party committees
(a) Each 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.
(b) An 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 N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-9, 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 shall be a public record within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the N.C. Gen. Stat..
(c) Each affiliated party committee shall:
(1) Adopt bylaws which shall be in compliance with the provisions of this Article. At a minimum, the bylaws shall include designation of a treasurer.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.8B
- affiliated party committee: means a General Assembly affiliated party committee as established by N. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
- board: means the State Board of Elections with respect to all candidates for State, legislative, and judicial offices and the county board of elections with respect to all candidates for county and municipal offices. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
- Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
- election: means any general or special election, a first or second primary, a run-off election, or an election to fill a vacancy. 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
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- 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
(2) Conduct 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.
(3) Establish a bank account.
(4) Accept contributions and expend funds.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an affiliated party committee shall be entitled to use the name, abbreviation, and symbol of its respective political party.
(e) For purposes of this section, “political party” has the same meaning as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-96 (2015-258, s. 3(a); 2015-264, s. 81(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)