Bill Text: GA SB163 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Elections; identification of campaign communications, advertising, and literature; provide certain requirements
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2011-05-13 - Veto V6 [SB163 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SB163-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Elections; identification of campaign communications, advertising, and literature; provide certain requirements
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2011-05-13 - Veto V6 [SB163 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SB163-Comm_Sub.html
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The
Senate Ethics Committee offered the following substitute to SB 163:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections,
so as to provide certain requirements for the identification of campaign
communications, advertising, and literature; to provide for penalties; to
provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Title
21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, is amended
by revising Code Section 21-5-31, which was previously reserved, as
follows:
"21-5-31.
(a)
Persons who make expenditures for the purpose of financing any communication
through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising
facility, website, mailing, or any other type of general public political
advertising or literature for the purpose of expressly advocating the election
or defeat of a clearly identified candidate shall:
(1)
If paid for and authorized by a candidate or the campaign committee of a
candidate, or the agent of either, clearly state that the communication has been
paid for by such candidate or campaign committee;
(2)
If paid for by other persons or entities but authorized by a candidate or the
campaign committee of a candidate, or the agent of either, clearly state that
the communication has been paid for by such other persons and is authorized by
such candidate or campaign committee; or
(3)
If not authorized by a candidate or the campaign committee of a candidate, or
the agent of either, clearly state the name and the permanent street address or
telephone number of the person who paid for the communication and state that the
communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's campaign
committee.
(b)
No person shall use the name or any colorable imitation of the name of an
existing person or organization for the purpose of endorsing, circulating, or
publishing campaign material without the authorization of such person or
organization. As used in this subsection, the term 'any colorable imitation'
means any name purposefully used so that a person reading such name will be
misled into believing that such campaign material is being endorsed, circulated,
or published by a person or organization other than the true endorser,
circulator, or publisher.
(c)
Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor
Reserved."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.