§ Ethics Rule 2.58Independent Expenditure and Electioneering Communication

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Printed Advertisement Disclosure Requirements.
(A) Whenever an independent expenditure or electioneering
communication is made for the purpose of a communication through
Internet advertising, direct mail, magazine advertisement, newspaper
advertisement or any other printed medium, the communication shall
state in writing of sufficient size and contrast to be clearly
readable by the recipient of the communication: “Not authorized by
any candidate or candidate committee. Authorized and paid for by” to
be followed by the name of the person who paid for the communication,
the person’s permanent street address and telephone number. This
provision shall not apply to bumper stickers, campaign buttons, tshirts, aerial advertising or similar advertisements of such a nature
that inclusion of a disclaimer would be impractical.
(B) Whenever a state question communication is made for the
purpose of a communication through Internet advertising, direct mail,
magazine advertisement, newspaper advertisement or any other printed
medium, the communication shall state in writing of sufficient size
and contrast to be clearly readable by the recipient of the
communication: “Authorized and paid for by” to be followed by the
name of the person who paid for the communication, the person’s
permanent street address and telephone number. This provision shall
not apply to bumper stickers, campaign buttons, t-shirts, aerial
advertising or similar advertisements of such a nature that inclusion
of a disclaimer would be impractical.

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