[rapture-me]

I have urgent questions.

(1) Does this apply only to Federal candidates or to ALL State & Local candidates?

(2) Can Political Parties continue to run ad's immediately before an election? If not, what are the time frame limits?

(3) Do Political parties have to remove their web-sited during the banned time period?

[jaugust]

"_Restricts election-time political ads by special-interest groups and others, including a ban on such ads mentioning federal candidates in those candidates' districts in the month before a primary election and within two months of a general election."

If this doesn't sound like an "abridgement" then I don't know what does.

"...by special interest groups and "others"?" Apparently not limited to special interest groups. I must reiterate from a previous post that we ALL belong to a special interest group.

[July 4th]

(1) Does this apply only to Federal candidates or to ALL State & Local candidates?

Only Federal candidates, but the door is now open for states to enact similar legislation. Many will likely do so.

(2) Can Political Parties continue to run ad's immediately before an election? If not, what are the time frame limits?

I'm still a bit unclear as to what content may be permitted, but yes. Political parties are not "independent nonparty groups" - they're not issue-advocacy groups, so they have more leeway. They may not coordinate ads with campaigns, however, or they will be subject to contribution restrictions.

(3) Do Political parties have to remove their web-sited during the banned time period?

No. This is only a broadcast media restriction.