Campaign Finance

The Guilford County Board of Elections is committed to conducting fair, efficient, and impartial elections. People running for elected positions in Guilford County must adhere to the state and county's campaign finance rules and regulations. 

Candidate Campaign Finance Tips

Do:

  • Sign up for Treasurer Training as soon as possible.
  • Obtain all donor addresses and employment information. N.C.G.S. § 163‐278‐11(a)(1).
  • Amend organizational documents for all changes of information (ex., contact information, treasurer changes, committee name changes).
  • Amend your Certification of Threshold if your contribution/expenditure threshold changes.
  • Go inside the U.S. Post Office and get a postmark on the envelope with your campaign reports that are being mailed in place of being delivered in person.
  • Contact us in advance for questions regarding campaign finance reports. 

Do Not:

  • Wait until the reporting due date to start your campaign finance reports.
  • Close your bank account until you go through the committee closing process, regardless of your election outcome.
  • Take contributions from a business entity, corporation, professional association, insurance company, labor union, or non‐registered committee. Only the nonprofits that meet all requirements of N.C.G.S. § 163‐278.19(h) at the time of the contribution are allowed.
  • Take anonymous or joint contributions (ex., Mr. & Mrs. Joe Smith).
  • Take cash contributions of more than $50 per day/per person.
  • Expend more than $50 in cash per day/per person.
  • Accept more than $6,800 per person per election cycle (except for the candidate and spouse).

Candidate Campaign Finance Tips

Candidate Finance Reports

Find more information about how candidates are spending their campaign funds with the following links.

Candidate Finance Reports

Submitted to the Guilford County Board of Elections

Candidate Finance Reports

Submitted to the North Carolina State Board of Elections

Assistance Completing Reports

Our coworkers in Brunswick County have created informative videos to assist with completing an Organizational Report or the 35-Day Report. Please see below for a link to a YouTube video for each report. Clicking on either link below will open YouTube and the video will start shortly thereafter.

Call 336-641-3729 if you have questions or need more help.

NC Board of Elections Campaign Finance Information

More information and resources regarding campaign finance in North Carolina

Campaign Finance Manual

View the current version of the North Carolina State Board of Elections Campaign Finance Manual.
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