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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 56.14A DISCLOSURES RELATED TO
1 2 POLITICAL TELEPHONE CALLS.
1 3 1. A candidate, or the authorized representative of a
1 4 candidate or the candidate's committee, who engages either in
1 5 a telephone communication for the purpose of soliciting
1 6 contributions or in a telephone communication that has the
1 7 effect of promoting or opposing the nomination or election of
1 8 a candidate for public office or the passage of a
1 9 constitutional amendment or public measure, shall disclose all
1 10 of the following by the end of the telephone call:
1 11 a. The identity of the individual who is calling and the
1 12 entity with which the individual is affiliated, if any.
1 13 b. The individual or entity that paid for the telephone
1 14 communication. If a committee has paid for or authorized the
1 15 telephone communication, the name of the committee shall be
1 16 disclosed. If any person other than the candidate or
1 17 candidate's committee has paid for the telephone
1 18 communication, the communication shall also state whether or
1 19 not the communication has been authorized by the candidate
1 20 intended to benefit from the communication.
1 21 c. The name, telephone number, and address of an
1 22 individual whom the call recipient can contact for further
1 23 information regarding the telephone communication.
1 24 2. An individual who, on behalf of, at the direction of,
1 25 or in cooperation with a political committee, engages either
1 26 in a telephone communication for the purpose of soliciting
1 27 contributions or in a telephone communication that has the
1 28 effect of promoting or opposing the nomination or election of
1 29 a candidate for public office or the passage of a
1 30 constitutional amendment or public measure shall disclose all
1 31 of the following at the commencement of the telephone call:
1 32 a. The identity of the individual who is calling and the
1 33 entity with which the individual is affiliated, if any.
1 34 b. The individual or entity that paid for the telephone
1 35 communication. If a committee has paid for or authorized the
2 1 telephone communication, the name of the committee shall be
2 2 disclosed. If any person other than the candidate or
2 3 candidate's committee has paid for the telephone
2 4 communication, the communication shall also state whether or
2 5 not the communication has been authorized by the candidate
2 6 intended to benefit from the communication.
2 7 c. The name, telephone number, and address of an
2 8 individual whom the call recipient can contact for further
2 9 information regarding the telephone communication.
2 10 EXPLANATION
2 11 This bill creates a new Code section that requires the
2 12 disclosure of certain information by the end of political
2 13 telephone calls that solicit contributions or that have the
2 14 effect of promoting or opposing a candidate or ballot issue.
2 15 The name and affiliation of the caller, the name of the
2 16 individual or entity that paid for the telephone call, whether
2 17 a candidate that will benefit from the call has authorized the
2 18 call, and the name, address, and telephone number of an
2 19 individual whom the person can contact for further information
2 20 regarding the call must be disclosed.
2 21 Violations of this provision are punishable under Code
2 22 section 56.16 as a serious misdemeanor, which carries a
2 23 penalty of a fine of $250 to $1,500, and may also include a
2 24 sentence of up to one year in jail.
2 25 LSB 1530HH 79
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