delaware:
Do I have to put the words “Paid for by…” on our campaign signs?
§ 8021. Identification of purchaser - All campaign advertisements having a fair market value of $500 or more, except printed items with a surface of less than 9 square inches, shall include prominently the statement: "Paid for by [name of political committee or other person paying for such advertisement.]." For purposes of this section, "campaign advertisements" shall include any communication by a candidate committee or political party that would otherwise qualify as an independent expenditure or an electioneering communication but for the fact it was made by a candidate committee or political party. (also refer to CF Regulations 7.1-7.7.3 for additional requirements)
in 2000, in anonymous v delaware, the court ruled that this was so obviously unconstitutional that there was no live dispute.
(a) All campaign advertisements having a fair market value of $500 or more, except printed items with a surface of less than 9 square inches, shall include prominently the statement: “Paid for by [name of political committee or other person paying for such advertisement.].” For purposes of this section, “campaign advertisements” shall include any communication by a candidate committee or political party that would otherwise qualify as an independent expenditure or an electioneering communication but for the fact it was made by a candidate committee or political party.
(b) All third-party advertisements having a fair market value of $500 or more, except printed items with a surface of less than 9 square inches, shall include prominently the statement: “Paid for by [name of political committee or other person paying for such third-party advertisement. Learn more about [name of person] at [Commissioner of Elections' web address].”
(c) The Commissioner may adopt regulations regarding the size, placement and duration of the foregoing statements as the same shall apply to specific forms of campaign advertisements. In connection therewith, the Commissioner may modify or amend the foregoing statements to conform to the requirements of a particular medium (i.e., television, radio, print, Internet), and may by regulation create exemptions from the requirements hereunder where compliance is not reasonably practicable due to the small size or short duration of such advertisements. In all events, however, campaign advertisements having the same medium and duration (for example, 15-second radio advertisements or Internet advertisements having less than 200 characters) shall be subject to the same requirements.
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New regulation enacted 2013, with no notice to me. This means war, said the bunny.
notes: unco: § 8020 Authorized campaign expenditures.
7.5 Statement specifications, television communications. In addition to the general requirements of Section 7.2 hereunder, all statements required pursuant to 15 Del.C. §8021 that appear in any television communication must also comply with the following specifications:
7.5.1 The statement shall be both written and spoken either at the beginning or at the end of the communication, except that if the statement is written for at least five seconds of a broadcast of thirty seconds or less or ten seconds of a sixty second broadcast, a spoken disclosure statement is not required.
7.5.2 The written disclosure statement shall appear with a reasonable degree of color contrast between the background and text of the statement, must be of sufficient size to be readily legible to an average viewer and shall air for at least four (4) seconds.
7.6 Statement specifications, radio communications. In addition to the general requirements of Section 7.2 hereunder, all statements required pursuant to 15 Del.C. §8021 that appear in any radio communication must also comply with the following specifications:
7.6.1 The statement shall be spoken in a clearly audible and intelligible manner at the beginning or end of the communication.
7.6.2 The statement shall have a duration of at least three (3) seconds.
7.7 Statement specifications, telephone communications. In addition to the general requirements of Section 7.2 hereunder, all statements required pursuant to 15 Del.C. §8021 that appear in any telephone communication must also comply with the following specifications:
7.7.1 The statement shall be spoken in a clearly audible and intelligible manner at the beginning or end of the communication.
7.7.3 The statement shall have a duration of at least three (3) seconds.
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11.0 Advisory opinions
Any person may apply to the Commissioner for a ruling that applies 15 Del.C. Ch. 80 to a particular set of facts specified by the person. Such requests must be in writing and signed by the requestor. The Commissioner will issue such ruling in writing with copies available to the public, except that the identity of that person that requested the ruling will not be disclosed without the person's consent. Copies of such rulings will be distributed in accordance with 15 Del.C. §8041.
to do: find out if there have been any advisory opinions by either department of elections or attorney general.
6:30-7 pm saturday october 24th.