§ NMSA 1978, § 1-19-26.3Campaign committee and political committee expenditures; disclosure; telephone calls; records

Campaign committee and political committee expenditures; disclosure; telephone calls; records.
A. A campaign committee or political committee that is required to register pursuant to the
Campaign Reporting Act [1-19-25 to 1-19-36 NMSA 1978] shall not expend campaign or political
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committee funds to directly or indirectly pay for a telephone call without disclosing to the recipient
the name of the organization that authorized or paid for the call if the call:
(1) is one of five hundred or more calls that are similar in nature made during an election
cycle by an individual or individuals, or by electronic means; and
(2) advocates support for, or opposition to, a candidate for public office or ballot measure.
B. The campaign committee or political committee that pays for a call referred to in Subsection
A of this section shall be disclosed in the call unless the organization that authorized the call and
in whose name it is placed has filing obligations pursuant to the Campaign Reporting Act and the
name announced in the call is either:
(1) the full name by which the organization or individual is identified in any statement or
report required to be filed pursuant to the Campaign Reporting Act; or
(2) the name by which the organization or individual is commonly known.
C. A campaign committee or political committee that pays directly or indirectly for telephone
calls as described in Subsection A of this section shall maintain a record of the script of the calls
for at least ninety days following election day. If any of the calls qualifying pursuant to Subsection
A of this section are recorded messages, a copy of the recording shall also be maintained for that
period.
D. A campaign committee or political committee may not contract with a phone bank vendor
that does not disclose the information required to be disclosed by Subsection A or B of this section.