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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the acknowledgment of a candidate's authorization of |
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political advertising. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 255.001(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A person may not knowingly cause to be published, |
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distributed, or broadcast political advertising containing express |
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advocacy that does not include [indicate] in the advertising: |
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(1) an indication that it is political advertising; |
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[and] |
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(2) the full name of: |
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(A) the person who paid for the political |
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advertising; |
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(B) the political committee authorizing the |
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political advertising; or |
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(C) the candidate or specific-purpose committee |
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supporting the candidate, if the political advertising is |
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authorized by the candidate; and |
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(3) if the political advertising is authorized by the |
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candidate: |
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(A) for written advertising, a clearly readable |
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statement identifying the candidate and stating that the candidate |
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has approved the communication; |
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(B) for advertising transmitted through radio or |
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television, an audio statement made by the candidate that |
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identifies the candidate and states that the candidate has approved |
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the communication; and |
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(C) for advertising transmitted through |
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television: |
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(i) an unobscured, full-screen view of the |
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candidate making the audio statement or a clearly identifiable |
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photographic or similar image of the candidate accompanying the |
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audio statement; and |
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(ii) a statement in writing at the end of |
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the communication that appears for not less than four seconds in a |
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clearly readable manner identifying the candidate and stating that |
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the candidate has approved the communication. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |