California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1044

Introduced by Assembly Member Hueso

February 22, 2013

An act to amend Section 20008 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1044, as introduced, Hueso. Paid political advertisements.

Existing law requires a paid political advertisement that refers to an election or to any candidate for state or local elective office and that is contained in or distributed with a newspaper to bear the words “Paid Political Advertisement.”

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 20008 of the Elections Code is amended
to read:

20008.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert Any paid political advertisement that refers to an
election or to any candidate for state or local elective office and
that is contained in or distributed with a newspaper, shall bear on
each surface or page begin delete thereof end delete begin insert of the advertisement end insert , in type or
lettering at least half as large as the type or lettering of the
advertisement or in 10-point roman type, whichever is larger, the
words “Paid Political Advertisement.” The words shall be set apart
from any other printed matter.

begin delete

As

end delete

begin insert (b) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert As end insert used in this section “paid political advertisement” begin delete shall
mean and shall be limited to, end delete begin insert means end insert published statements paid for
by advertisers for purposes of supporting or defeating any person
who has filed for an elective state or local office.