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| {{CF_short_VNT}}{{tnr}} The '''North Carolina District Attorney''' is a agency that is responsible for handling the enforcement and discipline of North Carolina's campaign finance laws.
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| ==Governance==
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| There is one District Attorney that is elected in all of the 43 counties in North Carolina. Each District Attorney's office has assistant prosecutors and related staff<ref>[http://www.ncdistrictattorney.org/about.html ''North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys'', "Prosecution Support"]</ref>.
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| ==Campaign finance discipline==
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| The respective district attorneys investigate complaints on referrals from the [[North Carolina State Board of Elections]]. If someone feels a person or committee violated North Carolina campaign finance law, the first step is to file a complaint with the State Board of Elections. It is up to the Board to investigate all complaints and to determine any probable cause<ref>[http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-278.22.html ''North Carolina General Assembly'', "North Carolina Campaign Finance Law"](Referenced Statute 163-278.22(7))</ref>. If probable cause is found, the complaint is referred to the respective district attorney in the county where the alleged offense happened<ref>[http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-278.22.html ''North Carolina General Assembly'', "North Carolina Campaign Finance Law"](Referenced Statute 163-278.22(8))</ref>.
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| ==See also==
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| * [[North Carolina State Board of Elections]]
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| * [[Campaign finance requirements for North Carolina ballot measures]]
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| ==External links==
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| * [http://www.ncdistrictattorney.org/index.html North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| {{campaign finance laws}}
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| {{North Carolina}}
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| [[Category:Campaign finance disciplinary agencies]]
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