Enacts new GS 163-29 making it a Class I felony for the State Board of Elections to solicit, take, or otherwise accept from any person any contribution, donation, or anything else of value for purposes of conducting State or local elections (defined as each election held to nominate or elect a candidate to any public office) in this state. Defines person as any individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, labor union, business trust, company, association, committee, corporation, whether or not operated for profit, or any other organization or group of persons acting in concert. Requires costs and expenses relating to elections to be paid for with public funds, defined as funds derived from taxes, fees, and other sources of public revenue lawfully appropriated by the NCGA.

Enacts new GS 163-37.2 making it a Class I felony for a county board of commissioners, elected municipal officials, or county board of elections to solicit, take, or otherwise accept from any person any contribution, donation, or anything else of value for purposes of conducting State or local elections in this state. Requires costs and expenses relating to elections to be paid for with public funds. Defines elections, person, and public funds as they are defined above in new GS 163-29.