Subject: Re: [EL] Federal Ad without candidate disclaimer
From: Jeff Patch
Date: 10/6/2010, 1:18 PM
To: Mathew Manweller
CC: Election Law <election-law@mailman.lls.edu>
The Stand By Your Ad disclaimer for candidates is an incentive under McCain-Feingold to receive the lowest unit charge for broadcast ads--it's not technically a mandate.
It also does not apply to web ads, only broadcast communications. -------------------------
Jeff Patch
sent from my iPhone
please excuse any typos
On Oct 6, 2010, at 3:55 PM, Mathew Manweller <ManwellerM@cwu.edu> wrote:
I saw this ad for a Federal Congressional race posted on Realclearpolitics.com and noticed that there was no "Im Joe Smith, and I approved this ad" at the end.