Electioneering Communication

A person who makes a disbursement for electioneering communications that aggregates more than $2,000 in the calendar year must mail or deliver a “Statement Of Information For Electioneering Communications (Form CSCEC-1) (Rev. 09/10)" form to the Commission within twenty-four hours of the first date by which a person has made disbursements during that same year of more than $2,000, in the aggregate, for electioneering communications, and the date of any subsequent disbursements by that person for electioneering communications.  A noncandidate committee and a candidate committee registered with the Commission are not required to file this statement.

"Electioneering communication" means any advertisement that is broadcast from a cable, satellite, television, or radio broadcast station; published in any periodical or newspaper; or sent by mail at a bulk rate, and that:

(1) Refers to a clearly identifiable candidate;

(2) Is made, or scheduled to be made, either within thirty days prior to a primary or initial special election or within sixty days prior to a general or special election; and

(3) Is not susceptible to any reasonable interpretation other than as an appeal to vote for or against a specific candidate.