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| | | An Act Relating to Disclosures in Political Advertising |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1014, sub-§3-B is enacted to read: |
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| | | 3-B.__Newspapers.__A newspaper may not publish a communication | | described in subsection 1 or 2 without including the disclosure | | required by this section.__For purposes of this subsection, | | "newspaper" includes any printed material intended for general | | circulation or to be read by the general public.__When necessary, | | a newspaper may seek the advice of the commission regarding | | whether or not the communication requires the disclosure. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1055, as amended by PL 2003, c. 615, §2, is | | further amended by adding after the 2nd paragraph a new paragraph | | to read: |
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| | | A newspaper may not publish a communication described in this | | section without including the disclosure required by this section.__For | | purposes of this paragraph, "newspaper" includes any printed material | | intended for general circulation or to be read by the general public.__ | | When necessary, a newspaper may seek the advice of the commission | | regarding whether or not the communication requires the disclosure. |
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