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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 56.14A FALSE INFORMATION IN
1 2 POLITICAL MATERIAL.
1 3 1. A person shall not be a sponsor of any published
1 4 material on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate or
1 5 ballot issue that contains any assertion, representation, or
1 6 statement of fact, including, but not limited to, information
1 7 concerning a candidate's prior public record, which the
1 8 sponsor knows to be untrue, deceptive, or misleading.
1 9 2. For purposes of this section, "published material"
1 10 means statements or graphic representations made through any
1 11 public medium which includes, but is not limited to, any of
1 12 the following:
1 13 a. Electronic media such as live or prerecorded radio or
1 14 television broadcasts, broadcasts or transmissions through
1 15 other publicly available electronic communications, and video
1 16 or audio tape recordings which are publicly distributed.
1 17 b. Print media, such as newspapers, pamphlets, folders,
1 18 display cards, signs, posters, or billboard advertisements.
1 19 c. Any other methods or mediums designed for publicly
1 20 advertising or publishing information.
1 21 3. For purposes of this section, "sponsor" means a person
1 22 who pays for or approves published material and shall include
1 23 a candidate or committee which knows and approves of an
1 24 independent expenditure made by another person under section
1 25 56.13.
1 26 EXPLANATION
1 27 This bill creates new Code section 56.14A to prohibit
1 28 published material, on behalf of or in opposition to any
1 29 candidate or ballot issue, that contains information that the
1 30 sponsor knows to be untrue, deceptive, or misleading.
1 31 "Published material" is defined to include public statements
1 32 or graphic representations made through various forms of
1 33 print, electronic, or other mediums. A person who willfully
1 34 violates any of the requirements or prohibitions contained in
1 35 Code chapter 56 is guilty of a serious misdemeanor pursuant to
2 1 Code section 56.16, subject to a penalty of a fine of at least
2 2 $250 but not to exceed $1,500, and may also include
2 3 imprisonment of not more than one year.
2 4 LSB 2668XS 79
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