Go to ncsbe.gov/Campaign-Finance/report-search for each of these searches
RESEARCH A CANDIDATE OR POLITICAL COMMITTEE
STEP 1: Choose “1. Search by committee/entity” (Options 2. and 3. are explained below)
STEP 2: Type in just part of the name of a candidate, PAC or party to get a list of committees with that name. Then choose the committee you want and click. Note the abbreviations at bottom of the screen for party entities, e.g., REC = Republican Exec Committee.
STEP 3: By clicking on a name, you get a list of reports. Recent reports are filed electronically and viewable by clicking on DATA. Some reports may be only PDF files to view (“IMAGE”).
STEP 4: Click on DATA in order to see parts of the report (summary, receipts, expenditures, etc.) Click on a section. Then click on “Export data to .CSV” to dump the contents into an Excel file.
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DONORS & OTHER SEARCHABLE INFO
Records entered into DATA (see above) are searchable on some fields, such as a donor’s name or a candidate. To use this feature, choose option “3. Search reported transactions” or go to http://cf.ncsbe.gov/CFTxnLkup/. CAUTION: Records go back to 1989 but many disclosure reports were never entered into DATA so are not in the Searchable database.
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INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES & REPORT TYPES
Use “2. Search by document type” to view Independent Expenditure and Electioneering Committee reports, Penalty Documents, etc.: scroll down Document Type, check boxes and then Search. Enter Year of report filing deadline at top (or year before & after in case
FOR A FEDERAL CANDIDATE/PAC
Go to opensecrets.org for their donors and other info.
Questions? Call the State Board of Elections at 919-814-0700 and ask for Campaign Finance