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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5815
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3935
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (k) of section 9-621 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
1, 2019): 3
(k) (1) Any disclaimer required to be on the face of a written, typed 4
or other printed communication pursuant to the provisions of this 5
section shall be printed in no smaller than eight-point type of uniform 6
font when such disclaimer is on a communication contained in a flyer 7
or leaflet, newspaper, magazine or similar literature, or that is 8
delivered by mail. 9
(2) In the case of a clearly identifiable photographic or similar 10
image, or an illustration, of a candidate appearing in any 11
communication that promotes the success or defeat of such candidate's 12
campaign for nomination or election, which image has been altered in 13
any way, any disclaimer required to be on the face of such 14
communication pursuant to the provisions of this section shall also 15
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conspicuously state that such image or illustration has been so altered. 16
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 9-621(k)
Statement of Purpose:
To require alterations to photos or illustrations in political advertising
to be clearly highlighted in the disclaimer.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist.; REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
H.B. 5815