June 30th is a Real Campaign Deadline
Some Campaign Deadlines Actually Matter.
Some months ago we took a look at which deadlines actually matter in a campaign cycle. Here’s the full post if you need a refresher:
Many of those deadlines have now passed, but a CRITICAL deadline is next Tuesday, June 30th. That is the end of the 2nd “Quarter” (they’re not true quarters) fundraising deadline for candidates on the ballot this year.1 Ten days later—July 10—is the deadline to file financial disclosures for that period.
This deadline is one of the most important public barometers of a campaign’s health while there’s still time to make a difference, so please support the 2026 NC Judicial Slate!
The two biggest factors driving which campaigns get resources in the coming months will be their polling numbers and the financial health of the campaigns. As we speak, campaigns are conducting polling and raising money. National, state, and local parties, as well as big donors and outside groups, are watching.
Our ability to impact polling, especially if we don’t live in a particular district, is limited. Even if we could, it would be counterproductive — we need accurate polling. But we CAN, and absolutely MUST, boost the financial health of key races.
If you read Carolina Democracy regularly, you already know our pitch. Restoring democracy and democratic norms in North Carolina runs through our state courts. The NC GOP has gerrymandered its way into perpetual majorities in the State House and Senate, even veto-proof supermajorities in many years, severely handicapping the Governor’s ability to be a check on power.
That only leaves our courts to serve as a check on the NC GOP.
If we want to restore democratic norms, uphold the rule of law, and ensure effective checks and balances in our government, we MUST support the state-wide candidates for the North Carolina courts who share that vision.
So please, please support the 2026 NC Judicial Slate in any amount before midnight, June 30th, to ensure these candidates have the resources to prevail in November!
As our good friend and fundraiser extraordinaire Sarah Squire likes to say, we need to dig deep and Squeeze the Cactus! Please share this message, reach out to friends and family, and let’s get every last drop we can to help these incredible candidates succeed in November!
For other candidates, like Council of State members who will run for re-election in 2028, it’s still a mid-year deadline and important, but not exactly critical like those on the ballot in 2026.