Posted on 03/12/2016 7:18:52 PM PST by kevcol
"No disclaimer appears at the end of the advertisement paid for by Donald Trump," Matt Carle, executive director of New Day for America, wrote in the complaint. "Consequently, this advertisement is in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, and it must be removed from the air."
The move to block the ad was announced by New Day for America, and confirmed with media buyers. WHIO and WDTN, among others, are not going to air the ad in its current form. The ad was released late on Friday, and began running in Ohio on Saturday morning.
The Federal Election Commission says that political ads must include a "clearly readable" written statement that appears at their end "for a period of at least four seconds" with a "reasonable degree of color contrast" between the background and the disclaimer statement.
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Politics and free speech according to fine print pedants.
Anyone who supports Kasich should be ashamed.
I CANT STAND KASICK....
So run the thing backwards. Ooops. Better not.
As much as I think it’s silly, if it says it has to be at the end, you have to comply.
Nitpicking rules.
Desperate much, John?
I expect such things from the left, but not from someone purporting to be our ally.
I heard a similar ad on radio and it had the “approve this message” at the beginning AND the end. I thought that was a little odd. Like a disclaimer sandwich.
Who the he## is New Day for America?
What kind of New Day?? Kind of like New Deal?? Progressives?
It is a super PAC associated with the groups against Trump. I saw it mentioned in a story on the conservative treehouse.
GOPe Kasich
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