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Assembly Bill | No. 700 |
Introduced by Assembly Members Gomez and Levine |
February 25, 2015 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 82025 of the Government Code is amended to read:82025.
(a) “Expenditure” means a payment, a forgiveness of a loan, a payment of a loan by a third party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment, unless it is clear from the surrounding circumstances that it is not made for political purposes. “Expenditure” does not include a candidate’s use of his or her own money to pay for either a filing fee for a declaration of candidacy or a candidate statement prepared pursuant to Section 13307 of the Elections Code. An expenditure is made on the date the payment is made or on the date consideration, if any, is received, whichever is earlier.SECTION 1.SEC. 3.
Section 84305 of the Government Code is amended to read:84305.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a candidate, candidate controlled(b)
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(d)For purposes of this section, the sender is the candidate or committee who pays for the largest portion of expenditures attributable to the designing, printing, and posting of the mailing which
are reportable under Sections 84200 to 84217, inclusive.
(e)For purposes of this section, to pay for a share of the cost of a mass mailing means to make, to promise to make, or to incur an obligation to make, any payment for either of the following:
(1)To any person for the design, printing, postage, materials or other costs, including salaries, fees, or commissions, of the mailing.
(2)As a fee or other consideration for an endorsement or, in the case of a ballot measure, support or opposition in the mailing.
SEC. 2.SEC. 4.
Section 84310 of the Government Code is amended to read:84310.
(a) A candidate, candidate controlledSEC. 3.SEC. 5.
Section 84501 of the Government Code is amended to read:84501.
For purposes of this article the following terms have the following meanings:SEC. 4.SEC. 6.
Section 84502 of the Government Code is repealed.SEC. 5.SEC. 7.
Section 84502 is added to the Government Code, to read:84502.
(a) Any advertisement paid for by a committee pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall include the words “Paid for by” followedSEC. 6.SEC. 8.
Section 84503 of the Government Code is repealed.SEC. 7.SEC. 9.
Section 84503 is added to the Government Code, to read:84503.
(a) Any advertisement paid for by a committee pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall include the words “This committee has major funding from” followed by the names of the top contributors to the committee paying for the advertisement. If fewer than three contributors qualify as top contributors, only those contributors that qualify shall be disclosed pursuant to this section. If there are no contributors that qualify as top contributors, this disclosure is not required.SEC. 8.SEC. 10.
Section 84504 of the Government Code is repealed.SEC. 9.SEC. 11.
Section 84504 is added to the Government Code, to read:84504.
(a) An advertisement that is disseminated over the radio or by telephonic means shall include the disclosures required by Sections 84502, 84503, and 84506.5 at the beginning or end of the advertisement, read in a clearly spoken manner and in a pitch and tone substantially similar to the rest of the advertisement, and shall last no less than three seconds.SEC. 10.SEC. 12.
Section 84504.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:84504.1.
(a) An advertisement that is disseminated as a video, including advertisements on television and videos disseminated over the Internet, shall include the disclosures required by Sections 84502 and 84503 at the beginning or end of the advertisement.SEC. 11.SEC. 13.
Section 84504.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:84504.2.
(a) A print advertisement shall include the disclosures required by Sections 84502, 84503, and 84506.5, displayed as follows:SEC. 12.SEC. 14.
Section 84504.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:(a)An electronic media advertisement shall do all of the following:
(1)Contain the disclosures required by Sections 84502, 84503, and 84506.5 in a type size and font that is clear and conspicuous, visible for a period of at least four seconds and contrasts with the background so as to be easily readable by the average person, unless
impractical or would substantively interfere with a committee’s ability to convey the intended message because of the nature of the technology used to make the communication. The Commission may prescribe by regulation minimal disclaimer requirements if inclusion of the full disclaimer is deemed impractical.
(2)Hyperlink to an Internet Web site containing the text required by paragraph (1).
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(a) An electronic media advertisement, other than an Internet Web site, shall comply with both of the following:(b)
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Section 84505 of the Government Code is amended to read:84505.
(a) In addition to the requirements of Sections 84502, 84503, and 84506.5, the committee placing the advertisement or persons acting in concert with that committee shall be prohibited from creating or using a noncandidate-controlled committee or a nonsponsored committee to avoid, or that results in the avoidance of, the disclosure of any individual, industry, business entity, controlled committee, or sponsored committee as a top contributor.SEC. 14.SEC. 16.
Section 84506 of the Government Code is repealed.SEC. 15.SEC. 17.
Section 84506.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:84506.5.
(b)A mailed advertisement subject to this section shall also comply with each of the following:
(1)The disclosure statement in subdivision (a) shall be located within one quarter of an inch of the recipient’s name and address as printed on the advertisement.
(2)The text of the disclosure statement shall be contained in a box with an outline that has a line weight of at least 3.25 pt. The background color of the box shall be in a contrasting color to the background of the advertisement. The outline of the box shall be in a contrasting color to both the background color of the advertisement and the background color of the box. The color of the text shall be in a contrasting color to the background color of the box.