Section 20A-11-1702 - DefinitionsAs used in this part:
(1) "Clearly identified" means: (a) the name of the candidate appears;(b) a photograph or drawing of the candidate appears; or(c) the identity of the candidate or ballot proposition is apparent by unambiguous reference.(2)(a) "Independent expenditure" means an expenditure by a person expressly advocating the success or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or ballot proposition if the expenditure is not made in coordination with, or at the request or suggestion of:(ii) a candidate's personal campaign committee;(iii) a member of a candidate's personal campaign committee;(iv) a political action committee for which the candidate is an officer with primary decision making authority;(v) an agent of a candidate; or(vi) a political issues committee.(b) "Independent expenditure" includes:(i) the cost of creating and disseminating material for a public communication, including design and production costs; and(ii) a contract or other promise to make an expenditure described in Subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b)(i).(3)(a) "Public communication" means a communication by: (i) broadcast, cable, satellite communication, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mass mailing, or telephone bank; or(ii) another medium used for political advertising to the general public.(b) "Public communication" does not include:(i) a news story, a commentary, or an editorial disseminated by a broadcasting station, including a cable television operator, programmer, or producer, satellite television or radio provider, website, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, that is not controlled by a candidate or political party; or(ii) a candidate debate or forum.(4) "Telephone bank" means 500 or more identical or substantially similar telephone calls within any 30-day period.Added by Chapter 60, 2014 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/13/2014.