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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5815
January Session, 2019
AN ACT CONCERNING PO LITICAL 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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2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 defeat of such candidate's campaign 12
for nomination or election, which image has been altered in any way, 13
any disclaimer required to be on the face of such communication 14
pursuant to the provisions of this section shall also conspicuously state 15
that such image or illustration has been so altered. 16
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Substitute Bill No. 5815
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Section 1 July 1, 2019 9-621(k)
GAE Joint Favorable Subst.