NCCLGR

1. North Carolina law currently prohibits lobbyists from making personal contributions to legislative candidates or their committees. Lobbyists are also banned from collecting and delivering multiple contributions to candidates and their committees. But current law does not restrict lobbyists from fundraising for candidates one contribution at a time. Would you support prohibiting or limiting lobbyists from raising money for legislative and statewide candidates and their committees?

If you don’t support a prohibition, what limits would you support?

2. The U.S. Senate has passed legislation that would require disclosure of all major fundraisers for candidates, i.e. who they are and how much money they have raised. Would you support similar “sunshine” legislation for North Carolina where any individual raising more than $4,000 for a candidate would have to be identified by name, occupation and the amount raised?

3.Twenty-seven states currently imposed limits on how much money political parties can provide to legislative candidates. North Carolina has no restrictions on the amount of money political parties can give. Should state political parties be allowed to provide unlimited money to candidates??

4. Should legislators and members of the Council of State be allowed to solicit money for charities or not-for-profit organizations from lobbyists?
What restrictions would you support?

5. Some states restrict lobbyists from serving on political action committees that raise and give campaign contributions to state lawmakers. In addition to providing information and advice to their PACS, should lobbyists also be allowed to serve on a PAC committee and be a part of deciding which candidates receive money and how much money they do receive?