North Carolina Libertarians Receive $39,600 From Income Tax Checkoff

From Ballot Access News http://www.ballot-access.org :

"On August 13, the North Carolina Libertarian Party received $39,600 from the State Board of Elections. This money is from the North Carolina state income tax forms. Those forms permit taxpayers to send a small donation to the party of their choice. This is the first time the Libertarian Party has received such funds in North Carolina since 2003, when it received $701. North Carolina law says only parties with registration of 1% should be on the tax form. However, the official who printed the tax forms late last year ignored that law, and printed the Libertarian Party on the form anyway, even though its registration was only .07%. The registration was low because all the party’s registrants had been erased in late 2005 because the party did not requalify quickly for 2006; instead it requalified in 2008 and remains qualified."

That is a big increase since 2003. I suppose many North Carolinians were happy that they had an alternative to the Democrats and Republicans for their donations!