Bill Text: GA SB163 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
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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-Introduced.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-Introduced.html
11 SB 163/AP
Senate
Bill 163
By:
Senators Butterworth of the 50th, Rogers of the 21st, Gooch of the 51st, Heath
of the 31st, Cowsert of the 46th and others
AS
PASSED
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; provided, however, that
campaign literature published and disseminated by the candidate bearing his or
her name and the office for which he or she is running shall be considered as in
compliance with this Code section;
(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; provided,
however, that these provisions do not apply to communications under this
paragraph if the expenditure for such communications is $500.00 or
less.
(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.