MPA/Butler Snow Guide to Political Advertising
MPA and Butler Snow, legal counsel, have prepared an updated 2007 Guide to Election-Related Laws and Regulations Related to State and Federal Political Campaigns. Visit the MPA publications page to download the handy booklet.
From MPA counsel Malissa Winfield of Butler Snow: All political advertisements must include a disclaimer. If the advertisement is designed to influence voters for or against a candidate, it must be approved and subscribed by the candidate, his campaign manager, or assistant manager. The subscription must be printed exactly as provided. It is not sufficient to designate the authorization of an advertisement as “paid political advertisement,” or “contributed by a friend,” or “contributed by friends and supporters,” and the like. Every advertisement having reference to any election, or to any candidate, that has not been approved by a candidate must include a disclaimer with the name and address of the author, printer, and publisher of the advertisement.