§ 14-107. Independent expenditure reporting. 1. For purposes of this\narticle:\n (a) "Independent expenditure" means an expenditure made by an\nindependent expenditure committee in the form of (i) an audio or video\ncommunication via broadcast, cable or satellite, (ii) a written\ncommunication via advertisements, pamphlets, circulars, flyers,\nbrochures, letterheads or (iii) other published statements, where such\nexpenditure is conveyed to five hundred or more members of a general\npublic audience, or in the form of any paid internet or digital\nadvertisement targeted to fifty or more members of a general public\naudience, or in the form of a public-facing website, which: (i)\nirrespective of when such communication is made, contains words such as\n"vote," "oppose," "support," "elect," "defeat," or "reject," which call\nfor the election or defeat of the clearly identified candidate, (ii)\nrefers to and advocates for or against a clearly identified candidate or\nballot proposal on or after January first of the year of the election in\nwhich such candidate is seeking office or such proposal shall appear on\nthe ballot, or (iii) within sixty days before a general or special\nelection for the office sought by the candidate or thirty days before a\nprimary election, includes or references a clearly identified candidate.\nAn independent expenditure shall not include communications where such\ncandidate, the candidate's political committee or its agents, a party\ncommittee or its agents, or a constituted committee or its agents or a\npolitical committee formed to promote the success or defeat of a ballot\nproposal or its agents, did authorize, request, suggest, foster or\ncooperate in such communication.\n (b) Independent expenditures do not include expenditures in connection\nwith:\n (i) a written news story, commentary, or editorial or a news story,\ncommentary, or editorial distributed through the facilities of any\nbroadcasting station, cable or satellite unless such publication or\nfacilities are owned or controlled by any political party, political\ncommittee or candidate; or\n (ii) a communication that constitutes a candidate debate or forum; or\n (iii) internal communication by members to other members of a\nmembership organization of not more than five hundred members, for the\npurpose of supporting or opposing a candidate or candidates for elective\noffice, provided such expenditures are not used for the costs of\ncampaign material or communications used in connection with\nbroadcasting, telecasting, newspapers, magazines, or other periodical\npublication, billboards, or similar types of general public\ncommunications; or\n (iv) internal communications by members to other members of a\nmembership organization of not more than five hundred members or\ncommunications by a corporation organized for charitable purposes\npursuant to §501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, within sixty days\nbefore a general or special election for the office sought by the\ncandidate or thirty days before a primary election, that includes or\nreferences a clearly identified candidate but does not otherwise qualify\nas an independent expenditure under this section.\n (v) a communication published on the Internet, unless the\ncommunication is a paid advertisement or a public-facing website paid\nfor, hosted, and/or operated by a political committee.\n (c) An independent expenditure committee shall not include payments or\nexpenditures made by a party or constituted committee that is required\nto file disclosure reports under this chapter.\n (d) Independent expenditures shall not include payments or\nexpenditures where coordination occurs in the creation, formation, or\noperation of the independent expenditure committee making the payment or\nexpenditure.\n Coordination shall include:\n (i) The candidate or the candidate's authorized committee, or an agent\nof the candidate or candidate's authorized committee, participated in\nthe creat
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