Campaign Finance Advisory Opinions

Consistent with N.C.G.S. § 163-278.23, the executive director of the State Board of Elections, upon request, issues written advisory opinions about North Carolina’s campaign finance laws to candidates, the media, political committees, referendum committees and other entities. If an entity relies on and complies with a written advisory opinion issued by the executive director to the entity, then the entity may not be prosecuted or the subject of a civil action on account of the procedure followed.  

Advisory opinions are published in the North Carolina Register and the North Carolina Administrative Code.

See the chart below for recent advisory opinions. All advisory opinions issued since 1998 can be found in the North Carolina Administrative Code.