RALEIGH – Effective Jan. 1, 2025, the contribution limit for North Carolina candidates and political committees increases by $400 per election, from $6,400 to $6,800. No individual or political committee may contribute more than $6,800 to a candidate committee or political committee in any election.
Pursuant to Limitation on contributions (N.C.G.S. § 163-278.13(b)), at the beginning of each odd-numbered calendar year, the State Board of Elections is required to calculate and publish the contribution limit based on changes to the consumer price index. The 2025 change is based on the 6.1645% increase in the index from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2024.
A notice of the increase will appear in the North Carolina Register on Jan. 15, 2025.
There are exceptions to the contribution limit:
- A candidate or candidate’s spouse may contribute unlimited amounts to that candidate’s committee.
- Any national, state, district or county executive committee of any political party recognized under “Political party” defined; creation of new party (N.C.G.S. § 163-96) is exempt from contribution limits.
If there is a primary and a general election, the political committee may receive $6,800 from a contributor between the beginning of the election cycle and the day of the primary, and another $6,800 from the same contributor beginning the day after the primary through the end of the election year.
Money buys political access and influence. Citizens United needs to be overturned, the Supreme Court erred in it’s decision. The normal citizen can’t but an election.
There should be NO limits! This is the USA, I should be able to spend as much money on any candidate thatbi want! Only fools and snowflakes want to allow the government to tell you how to spend your own money. #MAGA
@TTT, you’re missing the point, the average taxpaying American voter can’t afford $250 million to dump into a candidates campaign to buy political influence.
#MAGAIDOITS
@Think: Sorry, just because I have more money than you do, you think it’s acceptable to limit my contributions? That’s the most un-American take I’ve ever heard! Basically, you want to punish peiple who are successful?!?!? The “average Taxpaying American voter” can’t afford to pay $80,000 for a new car either…. and you Snowflakes probably would want to impose government pricing!!! You should move to Europe if you want to live in a SOCIALST paradise where the government controls everything. #FreedomIsExpensive
@TTT There you go again making assumptions and you know how that goes. You have NO idea about how much money I make, and I don’t give a S**T how much you make. “The average Taxpaying American VOTER” should have the option to influence/buy the election as the oligarchs.
@Think: You’re agreeing with me — ALL Americans (not just the oligarchs) should be able to spend as much as they want on anything they want (including political contributions).
No one should tell me (or you) where to spend your money
@TTT Rich oligarchs are the only ones that can buy influence and elections, overriding the will of the people. The only way to prevent them from being able to do that is to have everyone on the same donation limit.
@Think: No one is stopping you from becoming a “rich oligarch.” You’re upset simply because some people have more money than you do. You probably complained in high because the taller people were picked to play basketball and the shorter people were being left out