February 27, 2007, Introduced by Senators RICHARDVILLE, CASSIS, CROPSEY, PAPPAGEORGE, GEORGE, McMANUS, KAHN, HARDIMAN, ALLEN, JANSEN, STAMAS and VAN WOERKOM and referred to the Committee on Campaign and Election Oversight.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled
"Michigan campaign finance act,"
(MCL 169.201 to 169.282) by adding section 48.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 48. (1) An automated telephonic communication with an
elector relating to an election, a candidate, or a ballot question
shall clearly state the identity of the person paying for the
communication. If the communication described in this subsection is
an independent expenditure not authorized in writing by a
candidate's candidate committee, the communication shall clearly
state the following disclaimer: "Not authorized by a candidate
committee". If the communication described in this subsection is
not an independent expenditure, but is paid for by a person other
than the candidate to whom it is related, the communication shall
clearly state the following disclaimer: "Authorized by (name of
candidate or name of candidate committee)".
(2) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of
a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days
or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.