| | | When a political action committee makes an expenditure to | | finance a communication expressly advocating the election or | | defeat of a candidate through broadcasting stations, | | newspapers, magazines, outdoor advertising facilities, direct | | mails and other similar types of general public political | | advertising and through flyers, handbills, bumper stickers and | | other nonperiodical publications, the communication must | | clearly and conspicuously state the name and address of the | | political action committee that authorized, made or financed | | the expenditure for the communication and that the | | communication has been authorized by the political action | | committee. |
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| | | If the communication described in this section is a | | television advertisement, an unobscured, full-screen picture, | | either still or moving, of the chief decision maker or | | treasurer of the political action committee that sponsored the | | communication must appear at the end of the communication | | accompanied by the following words, or words substantially | | similar,__spoken by the chief decision maker or treasurer of | | the political action committee: "The (name of political action | | committee) sponsored this ad (supporting or opposing) (name of | | candidate) for (name of office)."__If the communication is a | | radio broadcast, the communication must contain the following | | statement, or words substantially similar, spoken by the chief | | decision maker or treasurer of the political action committee | | that sponsored the communication:__"I am (name of person) | | (chief decision maker or treasurer) of (name of political | | action committee) and this ad (opposing or supporting) (name | | of candidate) for (name of office) was paid for by (name of | | political action committee), a political action committee." |
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| | | A person operating a broadcasting station within this State | may not broadcast any such communication without an | or visual announcement of the name and address of the | political action committee that made or financed the | expenditure for the communication | | a statement that reads: "A copy of our report is available | | from the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election | | Practices." |
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| | | An expenditure, communication or broadcast that results in a | | violation of this section may result in a civil penalty of no | | more than $200. Enforcement and collection procedures must be | | in accordance with section 1062-A. |
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| | | Sec. 11. 21-A MRSA §1060, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Itemized expenditures. An itemization of expenditures | | and the date of each expenditure made to support or oppose any | | candidate, campaign, political committee, political action | | committee, political party, referendum or initiated petition. | | If |
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