Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 11-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] Solicitations relating to disasters(a) No candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee shall solicit a contribution in a manner that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the solicited contribution would primarily be used to provide assistance to persons directly affected by a disaster unless the solicitation includes an explicit disclosure that: (1) The solicited contributions are subject to state campaign finance law;(2) Contributions may be used to influence the outcomes of elections for political office or votes relating to ballot questions; and(3) Persons affected by the disaster may not necessarily benefit from any solicited contribution.(b) The disclosure described in subsection (a) shall be prominently displayed or announced in a manner that a reasonable person is likely to notice while reading, listening to, or observing the remainder of the solicitation.(c) A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a class C felony.(d) For the purposes of this section, "disaster" shall have the same meaning as defined in section 127A-2."Added by L 2024, c 16,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2024.