Ariz. Admin. Code § 2-20-805

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section R2-20-805 - Disclaimers

A. A covered person shall include the words "paid for by" on every public communication followed by the full legal name of the covered person making the public communication. The public communication shall also state whether it is:

1. Authorized by any candidate or their agents and any candidate's name who individually or through their agents participated in the authorization; or

2. That the public communication is not authorized by any candidate or their agents acting on the candidate's behalf.

B. Public communications by covered persons shall state the names of the top three donors who directly or indirectly made the three largest contributions of original monies in excess of $5,000 for the election cycle and who have not opted out pursuant to A.R.S. § 16972 or a rule of the Commission during the election cycle to the covered person as calculated by the covered person at the time the advertisement was distributed for publication, display, delivery, or broadcast. In the event a donor otherwise subject to disclosure pursuant to this section is protected under A.R.S. § 16-973(F) the disclaimer shall omit that donor's identity.

C. If it is not technologically possible for a public communication disseminated on the internet or by social media message, text message or short message service to provide all the information required by this section, the public communication must provide a means for viewers to obtain, immediately and easily, the required information without having to receive extraneous information. The public communication must always state the full legal name of the covered person.

D. If the public communication is:

1. Broadcast on radio, the disclosure shall be clearly spoken at the beginning or end of the advertisement.

2. Delivered by hand or by mail, the disclosure shall be clearly readable.

3. Delivered electronically, the disclosure shall be clearly readable.

4. Displayed on a sign or billboard, the disclosure shall be displayed at a height that is at least four percent of the vertical height of the sign or billboard.

5. Broadcast on television, in a video or film, both of the following requirements apply:

a. The disclosure shall be both written and spoken at the beginning or end of the advertisement, except that if the written disclosure statement is displayed for the greater of at least one-sixth of the broadcast duration or four seconds, a spoken disclosure statement is not required.

b. The written disclosure statement shall be printed in letters that are displayed in a height that is at least four percent of the vertical picture height, except that if the advertisement is paid for by a political action committee, the written disclosure statement shall be displayed in a height that is at least ten percent of the vertical picture height.

c. These disclosure requirements apply to any broadcast, video, or film format, whether distributed via airwaves, cable, the internet, or other delivery methods.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-20-805

New Section made by final exempt rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 3523, effective 9/21/2023.