In accordance with G.S. 150B-20 and 08 NCAC 15 .0101, Bob Hall, a registered voter and resident of Orange County, submitted a rulemaking petition to the State Board of Elections on January 23, 2020. The petition requested that the State Board engage in rulemaking to adopt a new rule limiting candidate expenditures under G.S. 163-278.16B. The petition proposed a prohibition on the use of candidate committee funds to purchase, lease, rent or reimburse the candidate for residential real property that is owned directly or indirectly by the candidate or a member of the candidate's family.
The State Board granted the petition on March 20, 2020. At that same meeting, the State Board voted to submit the proposed text of 08 NCAC 21 .0301 to the Office of Administrative Hearings for publication in the North Carolina Register and to transmit the same to all interested parties for public comment from April 15, 2020 to June 15, 2020.
Public comment on the proposed amendment will be accepted from Wednesday, April 15, 2020, through Monday, June 15, 2020.
This portal allows the public to submit comments directly to the State Board of Elections. If you prefer to submit your comment by other means, you may email
rules@ncsbe.gov or mail to State Board of Elections, Attn: Rulemaking, P.O. Box 27255, Raleigh, NC 27611-7255.
A remote public hearing will be held on the proposed text at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Please register to attend and/or speak using the following link:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5569341261116421134.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Please use the Panelist code provided in the confirmation email if you plan to make an oral comment during the public hearing. Please use the Attendee code if you wish to listen to the hearing but don’t plan to provide a comment.
To view the text of the proposed rule, please visit:
https://go.aws/2xulsYE.
DEADLINE: JUNE 15, 2020.
NOTE: ALL ENTRIES WILL BECOME PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OR DATA.
