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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| | Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §1014, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |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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