[Sandy]

If federal law says something like, "Private organizations shall not advertise their candidates platform within 30 days prior to an election", but the state allowed it as a free speech issue, the state would be found in violation of the Supremacy Clause, yes?

The feds can't make laws regarding local elections, only federal elections. States have their own laws and are not required to be as oppressive as the federal government.

[robertpaulsen]

I was only referring to the CFR laws.

In a federal election, the question is, "If a state finds that these CFR laws violate free speech and the state allows issue ads (say in a local newspaper) within 30 days of a federal election, aren't they violating the Supremacy Clause?