Election campaign fund doesn’t cost us extra
Rare are the opportunities for us, as taxpayers, to tell our government exactly where we want our tax dollars directed. Usually these decisions are made by bureaucrats.
There is one exception to this rule: On your N.C. tax return, you can check a box at the top of the form and have three dollars of your taxes donated to the Public Campaign Fund of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges. We should be proud that North Carolina was the first state to adopt this system that keeps the election of our judges clean, preventing special interests from influencing the vote. In 2006, eight of 12 judicial candidates received assistance from the fund. Also, the fund paid for 4 million voter guides distributed across the state.
In the rush to get those returns mailed by April 15, it’s easy to forget to check the box at the top of the page labeled “N.C. Public Campaign Fund.” Checking it doesn’t add one cent to your tax burden. It merely redirects a few dollars to a great program promoting clean and fair elections.
Dean Driver
Greensboro
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What say we identify each candidate with either a D or a R ?
Posted on March 31, 2009 4:03 AM
Why should we have to pay to keep it fair? What is the current tax in N.C. on prayer?
Posted on March 31, 2009 9:00 AM