§ 14-106. Political communication. 1. The statements required to be\nfiled under the provisions of this article next succeeding a primary,\ngeneral or special election shall be accompanied by a copy of all\nbroadcast, cable or satellite schedules and scripts, paid internet or\ndigital, print and other types of advertisements, pamphlets, circulars,\nflyers, brochures, letterheads and other printed matter purchased or\nproduced, and reproductions of statements or information published to\nfive hundred or more members of a general public audience by computer or\nother electronic device including but not limited to electronic mail or\ntext message, purchased in connection with such election by or under the\nauthority of the person filing the statement or the committee or the\nperson on whose behalf it is filed, as the case may be. Such copies,\nschedules and scripts shall be preserved by the officer with whom or the\nboard with which it is required to be filed for a period of one year\nfrom the date of filing thereof.\n 2. All political committees that make an expenditure for a political\ncommunication shall be required to disclose the identity of the\npolitical committee which made the expenditure for such political\ncommunication. The disclosure on printed or digital political\ncommunications, including but not limited to brochures, flyers, posters,\nmailings, public-facing websites, or internet advertising shall be\nprinted or typed in an appropriate legible form to read as follows:\n"Paid for by:" followed by the name of the political committee making\nthe expenditure. The disclosure on non-printed or digital political\ncommunications shall clearly and prominently display and/or speak the\nfollowing statement: "Paid for by:" followed by the name of the\npolitical committee making the expenditure. In the case of a political\ncommunication that is not visual, such as radio or automated telephone\ncalls, clearly speaking the statement will satisfy the requirements of\nthis section. In the case of a public-facing website paid for, hosted,\nand/or operated by a political committee, the disclosure shall be\nclearly displayed within each navigable webpage of such website.\n 3. Political communications that are considered promotional items\nwhich support a particular candidate, election, ballot measure or issue\nand limit the content of communication to the name, office and brief\nmessage of support, shall be exempt from the provisions of subdivision\ntwo of this section. Promotional items shall be items that are of\nnominal value and are distributed to the general public in an effort to\npromote a particular candidate, election, ballot measure or issue\nincluding but not limited to pens, bumper stickers, yard signs, buttons,\nshirts, bags or balloons.\n 4. Political communication that is considered digital media which\nadvertises for a particular candidate, election, ballot measure or issue\nwhich limits the content of communication to the name, office and brief\nmessage shall not be subject to the provisions of subdivision two of\nthis section if such digital media is unable to contain the "paid for\nby" statement due to its small size and contains a link to another\nwebpage where the "paid for by" statement is prominently displayed.\n 5. (a) For purposes of this subdivision:\n (i) "Materially deceptive media" means any image, video, audio, text,\nor any technological representation of speech or conduct fully or\npartially created or modified that:\n (1) exhibits a high level of authenticity or convincing appearance\nthat is visually or audibly indistinguishable from reality to a\nreasonable person;\n (2) depicts a scenario that did not actually occur or that has been\naltered in a significant way from how they actually occurred; and\n (3) is created by or with software, machine learning, artificial\nintelligence, or any other computer-generated or technological means,\nincluding adapting, modifying, manipulating, or alterin
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