Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1321 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to political advertisements for 2
16	16	nonpartisan office; amending s. 106.143, F.S.; 3
17	17	providing that a political advertisement paid for by a 4
18	18	candidate for nonpartisan office may include a certain 5
19	19	statement; deleting provisions that prohibit political 6
20	20	advertisements for candidates running for nonpartisan 7
21	21	office from disclosing the candidates' political party 8
22	22	affiliation and that prohibit such ca ndidates from 9
23	23	campaigning based on party affiliation; providing an 10
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26	26	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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28	28	Section 1. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 106.143, 15
29	29	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 16
30	30	106.143 Political advertisements circulated prior to 17
31	31	election; requirements. — 18
32	32	(1)(a) Any political advertisement that is paid for by a 19
33	33	candidate running for partisan office , except a write-in 20
34	34	candidate, and that is published, displayed, or circulated 21
35	35	before, or on the day of, any election must prominently state: 22
36	36	1. "Political advertisement paid for and approved by 23
37	37	...(name of candidate)..., ...(party affiliation)..., for 24
38	38	...(office sought)..."; or 25
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51	51	2. "Paid by ...(name of candidate)..., ...(party 26
52	52	affiliation)..., for ...(office sought)...." 27
53	53	(b) Any political advertisement that is paid for by a 28
54	54	candidate running for nonpartisan office, except a write -in 29
55	55	candidate, and that is published, displayed, or circulated 30
56	56	before, or on the day of, any election must includ e the 31
57	57	statement required under paragraph (a), but may state 32
58	58	"nonpartisan" in lieu of party affiliation. 33
59	59	(c)(b) Any political advertisement that is paid for by a 34
60	60	write-in candidate and that is published, displayed, or 35
61	61	circulated before, or on the day of, any election must 36
62	62	prominently state: 37
63	63	1. "Political advertisement paid for and approved by 38
64	64	...(name of candidate)..., write -in candidate, for ...(office 39
65	65	sought)..."; or 40
66	66	2. "Paid by ...(name of candidate)..., write -in candidate, 41
67	67	for ...(office sought)... ." 42
68	68	(d)(c) Any other political advertisement published, 43
69	69	displayed, or circulated before, or on the day of, any election 44
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71	71	1. Be marked "paid political advertisement" or with the 46
72	72	abbreviation "pd. pol. adv." 47
73	73	2. State the name and addres s of the persons paying for 48
74	74	the advertisement. 49
75	75	3. State whether the advertisement and the cost of 50
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88	88	production is paid for or provided in kind by or at the expense 51
89	89	of the entity publishing, displaying, broadcasting, or 52
90	90	circulating the political advertiseme nt. 53
91	91	(e)(d) Any political advertisement made pursuant to s. 54
92	92	106.021(3)(d) must prominently state the name and address of the 55
93	93	political committee or political party paying for the 56
94	94	advertisement. 57
95	95	(3) Any political advertisement of a candidate running for 58
96	96	partisan office shall express the name of the political party of 59
97	97	which the candidate is seeking nomination or is the nominee. If 60
98	98	the candidate for partisan office is running as a candidate with 61
99	99	no party affiliation, any political advertisement of the 62
100	100	candidate must state that the candidate has no party 63
101	101	affiliation. A political advertisement of a candidate running 64
102	102	for nonpartisan office may not state the candidate's political 65
103	103	party affiliation. This section does not prohibit a political 66
104	104	advertisement from st ating the candidate's partisan -related 67
105	105	experience. A candidate for nonpartisan office is prohibited 68
106	106	from campaigning based on party affiliation. 69
107	107	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 70