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any candidate and state the name and address of the person who | | made or financed the expenditure for the communication. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §1014, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 2-A.__Additional broadcast disclosure requirements; not | | authorized by candidate.__In addition to the requirements of | | subsection 2, the following requirements apply to | | communications broadcast on television or radio not authorized | | by a candidate, a candidate's authorized political party, a | | candidate's party committee or their agents in which a | | candidate is identified, either by name, voice, picture or | | other reference. |
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| | | A.__If the communication described in subsection 1 is | | broadcast on television, the advertisement must contain an | | unobscured, full-screen picture, either still or moving, | | of the person who made or financed the communication | | accompanied by the following words, or words substantially | | similar, spoken by that person: "I am (name of person) and | | I sponsored this ad (opposing or supporting) (name of | | candidate) for (name of office)." |
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| | | B.__If the communication described in subsection 1 is | | broadcast on radio, the advertisement must contain the | | following words, or words substantially similar, spoken by | | the person: "I am (name of person) and I sponsored and | | paid for this ad (opposing or supporting) (name of | | candidate) for (name of office)." |
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| | | Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §1014, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, | | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 3.__Broadcasting prohibited without disclosure.__A person | | operating a broadcasting station within this State may not | | broadcast any communication, as described in subsections 1, 1- | | A, 2 and 2-A without the oral or written visual announcements | | required by those subsections. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 21-A MRSA §1017, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 839, §17, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 5. Content. A report required under this section must | | contain the itemized accounts of contributions received during | | that report filing period, including the date a contribution | | was received, and the name, address, occupation, principal | | place of business, if any, and the amount of the contribution | | of each person who has made a contribution or contributions | | aggregating in excess of $50. The report must contain the | | itemized expenditures made or authorized during the report | | filing period, the date and purpose of each expenditure and | | the name of each |
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