North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws § 163-278.14A. Evidence that communications are “to support or oppose the nomination or election of one or more clearly identified candidates”

(a) The following shall be means of proving that an individual or other entity acted “to support or oppose the nomination or election of one or more clearly identified candidates”: presenting evidence of financial sponsorship of communications to the general public that use phrases such as “vote for”, “reelect”, “support”, “cast your ballot for”, “(name of candidate) for (name of office)”, “(name of candidate) in (year)”, “vote against”, “defeat”, “reject”, “vote pro-(policy position)” or “vote anti-(policy position)” accompanied by a list of candidates clearly labeled “pro-(policy position)” or “anti-(policy position)”, or communications of campaign words or slogans, such as posters, bumper stickers, advertisements, etc., which say “(name of candidate)'s the One”, “(name of candidate) '98”, “(name of candidate)!”, or the names of two candidates joined by a hyphen or slash.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a communication shall not be subject to regulation as a contribution or expenditure under this Article if it: