campaign literature;
identification
HB 2203 requires campaign literature or advertisements to include specific information about the proponent of the campaign literature or advertisements.
Current law has specific requirements for campaign literature or advertisements paid for by a candidate, a candidate’s campaign committee or any agent of either. These types of advertisements must clearly state that the candidate or the candidate’s campaign paid for the literature or advertisement.
Current law stipulates that campaign literature or advertisements that are not authorized or paid for by a candidate or a candidate’s campaign committee must state the following: the name of the political committee that paid for the literature or advertisement, the name of the political committee’s chairman and a telephone number where that individual can be reached. One additional requirement is that campaign literature or advertisements must clearly state that neither the candidate nor the candidate’s campaign committee has authorized such literature or advertisements.