2009 House Bill 5378

Require disclosures in certain electronic political communications

Introduced in the House

Sept. 17, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Larry DeShazor (R-61)

To require that automated phone calls (“robocalls”), faxes, or emails used by political campaigns and advocating the election or defeat of a candidate disclose the identity of the person paying for the communication and whether it is authorized by a candidate, with violations a misdemeanor subject to a $1,000 fine.

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics