§ NRS § 294A.341Persuasive poll concerning candidate: Identification of person or entity requesting or paying for poll required

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Persuasive poll concerning candidate: Identification of person
or entity requesting or paying for poll required.

1.  If a candidate, political party,
committee sponsored by a political party or committee for political action
requests or compensates a person to:

(a) Conduct or cause to be conducted a persuasive
poll by telephone concerning a candidate; or

(b) Produce automated or computerized messages by
telephone to conduct a persuasive poll concerning a candidate,

Ê the person
conducting the poll shall, at the end of the poll, disclose the name and
telephone number of the candidate, political party, committee sponsored by a
political party or committee for political action that requested or compensated
the person for the poll.

2.  As used in this section, “persuasive
poll” means the canvassing of persons, by means other than an established
method of scientific sampling, by asking questions or offering information
concerning a candidate which is designed to provide information that is
negative or derogatory about the candidate or the candidate’s family. The term
does not include a poll that is conducted only to measure the public’s opinion
about or reaction to an issue, fact or theme.

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