[EL] Criticism of candidate by 501(c)((3) during campaign -- permitted?

[David Keating]

While we know where the line starts, with express advocacy, we don't know where it ends.  So a lot of other activity is covered.

Publishing info on fitness to serve, on character, etc. is very dangerous for c3s.  It can also be a hazard for c4s too, depending on how its done.

David
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From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Jon Roland
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 1:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [EL] Criticism of candidate by 501(c)((3) during campaign -- permitted?

Publishing something that says something like "vote for" or "vote against" some candidate for elected office crosses the line. Merely criticizing positions on issues, or rating the votes of elected officials does not, nor does publishing information about the fitness for office of one, such as that he or she is ineligible to serve, or was convicted of a crime, etc. Conveying publicly accessible factual information generally does not.

On 06/07/2013 02:02 PM, Scarberry, Mark wrote:

where is the line?




-- Jon



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