Bill Text: AZ SB1001 | 2010 | Forty-ninth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Elected officials; print; visual media
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-02 - Senate APPROP Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (8-1-0-0) [SB1001 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2010-SB1001-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: elected officials; print; visual media |
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State of Arizona Senate Forty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session 2010
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SB 1001 |
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Introduced by Senator Pearce R
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AN ACT
amending title 38, chapter 3, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 38‑449; relating to elected officials.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 38, chapter 3, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 38-449, to read:
38-449. Use of public monies for general public communication referring to statewide elected official, state legislator or employee prohibited; exceptions
Elected officials of any statewide elective office in this state, state legislators and their employees shall not use public monies, or cause public monies to be used, in any print media announcement, visual medium announcement, broadcast media announcement, website campaign or similar type of official communication that refers to the elected official, state legislator or employee of the elected official or state legislator by personal name or audio or visual likeness unless:
1. The communication includes the statement "paid for at taxpayer expense".
2. The elected official or state legislator identified by name or likeness in the communication authorized the expenditure of public monies for the communication.
3. Any of the following applies:
(a) The communication is required by law to execute official duties.
(b) The elected official, state legislator or any employee of the elected official or state legislator has no discretionary control over the timing or content of the communication.
(c) The communication concerns or evidences official actions or omissions for which the elected official, state legislator or employee of the elected official or state legislator is legally responsible.
(d) Any reference to the name or likeness of the elected official, state legislator or employee of the elected official or state legislator in the communication is narrowly tailored to the exclusive purpose of ensuring the elected official, state legislator or employee of the elected official or state legislator can be held accountable for official actions or omissions.
(e) There is not already a reasonably accessible means by which the public can identify the elected official, state legislator or employee of the elected official or state legislator for purposes of holding the elected official, state legislator or employee of the elected official or state legislator accountable for the subject matter of the communication.
