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Amend CSHB 2511 as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 7, strike "(28)" and substitute "(29)".
(2) On page 5, line 1, after the period, insert "An
electioneering communication does not include a voter guide
distributed by an organization exempt from federal income taxation
under Section 501(c)(3) or (4), Internal Revenue Code of 1986".
(3) On page 7, between lines 15 and 16, insert the
following:
(29) "Voter guide" means a printed document
distributed to the public:
(A) that consists of two or more candidates'
positions presented in a neutral and unbiased manner on issues;
(B) that may include neutral and unbiased
biographical information on each candidate, including the
candidate's education, employment positions, offices held, and
community involvement;
(C) in which all candidates seeking a seat or
office or the nomination of a particular political party in a
contested primary election or appearing on the general election
ballot are provided an equal opportunity to include responses,
except questions may be directed only to candidates who are seeking
the nomination of a particular political party in a contested
primary election or appearing on the general election ballot in the
jurisdiction in which the voter guide is distributed;
(D) in which a candidate does not receive greater
prominence or substantially more space for responses than other
participating candidates;
(E) that does not contain or is not accompanied
by material containing an electioneering message or editorial
comments aimed at inducing voters in a particular way; and
(F) that does not score or rate or is not
accompanied by material that scores or rates a candidate's response
in a manner that conveys an electioneering message.