Current Status Bill Number:848 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950517 Primary Sponsor:Stilwell All Sponsors:Stilwell Drafted Document Number:pt\2031dw.95 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Communication to voters
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Senate 19950517 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1354, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION OF A PERSON WHO MAKES AN EXPENDITURE IN THE DISTRIBUTION, POSTING, OR BROADCASTING OF A COMMUNICATION TO VOTERS SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, A CANDIDATE, OR BALLOT MEASURE SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO COMMUNICATION WITH RESPECT TO AN ELECTION SCHEDULED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE COMMUNICATION TO VOTERS SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING A PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR A CANDIDATE AND NOT TO AN UNATTRIBUTABLE COMMUNICATION TO VOTERS SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING A BALLOT MEASURE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 8-13-1354 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 6 of 1995, is further amended to read:
"Section 8-13-1354. A candidate, committee, or other person which makes making an expenditure in the distribution, posting, or broadcasting of a communication to voters supporting or opposing a public official, or a candidate with respect to an election scheduled within two weeks of the communication, or a ballot measure must place his the appropriate name and address on the printed matter or have his the appropriate name spoken clearly on a broadcast so as to identify accurately the candidate, committee, or other person and his the address. Campaign buttons, balloons, yard signs, or similar items are exempt from this requirement. The attribution requirements of this section do not apply to a communication opposing or supporting a ballot measure."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.