2026 Candidate Questions

These guides offer questions community members can ask candidates about court fines and fees and how these costs affect people and families across North Carolina. Each guide is tailored to a specific elected office, with questions about what candidates can do to reduce the burden of court debt, expand access to relief, and address policies that punish people for being unable to pay. Use the guides at candidate forums, in conversations with candidates, and to hold elected officials accountable for their commitments.