The Office of the Election Comptroller shall update the impact of the inflation factor on mass communication media one (1) year before the date in which a general election is to be held. For such purposes, the appropriate study shall be conducted and submitted to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Radio and television stations owned by the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall not be used by any political party for political-partisan purposes. However, at the Election Comptroller’s request, such stations shall be required to provide him/her with a spot within their programming from July to November of a general election year to advise, on equal conditions, natural persons, candidates, aspirants, political parties, media outlets, juridical persons, and other entities regulated by this chapter, on the Political Campaign Financing Oversight conducted by the Office of the Election Comptroller. The Office of the Election Comptroller shall prescribe through regulations and in coordination with radio and television stations of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico the form and manner in which spots shall be provided for the use established herein.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 8.005; July 3, 2012, No. 135, § 23; renumbered as § 7.005 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 51.