Governor Brown signed the California DISCLOSE Act yesterday, including provisions to specifically identify in ads the largest contributors to the entities producing them. (I’ve written about similar provisions, here.) Common Cause is pleased.
http://www.commoncause.org/press/press-releases/governor-brown-strengthens-democracy-by-signing-california-disclose-act.html?referrer=http://electionlawblog.org/https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB249
havent read it, but i assume it's as unconstitutional as 5 previous california statutes that have been struck down.
(3) The act prohibits a candidate or committee from sending a mass mailing...
That's censorship, and is unconstitutional.
This bill would additionally require the name of such an entity to be disclosed in a mass electronic mailing, as defined,
That's an attack on the internet.
The act prohibits a candidate, committee, or slate mailer organization from expending campaign funds to pay for specified telephone calls
and on phone calls. [i might be ok with that.]
(6) The act imposes, in addition to other penalties, a fine of up to triple the amount of the cost of an advertisement on a person who violates the disclosure requirements for advertisements.
That's an attack on the freedom of the press.
Because a violation of the act is punishable as a misdemeanor,
Due process concerns when political speech is made criminal.
1) Include the text “Who funded this ad?” in a contrasting color and a font size that is easily readable by the average viewer.
compelled speech, and micromanaged. unacceptable interference with free communication.
(3) The act prohibits a candidate or committee from sending a mass mailing...
That's censorship, and is unconstitutional.
This bill would additionally require the name of such an entity to be disclosed in a mass electronic mailing, as defined,
That's an attack on the internet.
The act prohibits a candidate, committee, or slate mailer organization from expending campaign funds to pay for specified telephone calls
and on phone calls. [i might be ok with that.]
(6) The act imposes, in addition to other penalties, a fine of up to triple the amount of the cost of an advertisement on a person who violates the disclosure requirements for advertisements.
That's an attack on the freedom of the press.
Because a violation of the act is punishable as a misdemeanor,
Due process concerns when political speech is made criminal.
1) Include the text “Who funded this ad?” in a contrasting color and a font size that is easily readable by the average viewer.
compelled speech, and micromanaged. unacceptable interference with free communication.
