SB 642 — AN ACT CONCERNING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

General Assembly CommitteeSubstitute Bill No.

642 January Session, 2019 LCOAN No.ACT CONCERNING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

6377 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by:

(GAE) AN ACT CONCERNING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE.

(NEW) (Effective from passage) For each sale of a qualified LCOpolitical No.advertisement on an online platform, as those terms are defined in section 9-601 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, such online platform shall:

6377 1 of 5 Committee Bill No.642 political advertisement on an online platform, as those terms are defined in section 9-601 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, such online platform shall:

and (2) provide to the State Elections EnforcementLCO Commission\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00642-R01 the name, street address and phone number of a5 singleSB.docx pointCommittee ofBill contactNo. at such online platform who is responsible for the sale and appearance of such qualified political advertisement on such online platform.

642 Enforcement Commission the name, street address and phone number of a single point of contact at such online platform who is responsible for the sale and appearance of such qualified political advertisement on such online platform.

(3) An expenditure made by a person based on information about a candidate's, political committee's, or party committee's plans, projects LCOor No.needs, provided by (A) a candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee, or (B) a consultant or other agent acting on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee, with the intent that such expenditure be made;

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(4)642 An expenditure made by an individual who, in the same election cycle, is serving or has served as the campaign chairperson, treasurer or deputy treasurer of a candidate committee, political committee or party committee benefiting from such expenditure, or in any other executive or policymaking position, including as a member, employee, fundraiser, consultant or other agent, of a candidate committee, political committee or party committee;

(7) An expenditure made by a person based on information about a candidate's campaign plans, projects or needs, that is directly or indirectly provided by a candidate, the candidate's candidate committee, a political committee or a party committee, or a consultant LCOor No.other agent acting on behalf of such candidate, candidate committee, political committee or party committee, to the person making the expenditure or such person's agent, with an express or tacit understanding that such person is considering making the expenditure;

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642 (8) An expenditure made by a person for a communication that clearly identifies a candidate during an election campaign, if the person making the expenditure, or such person's agent, has informed the candidate who benefits from the expenditure, that candidate's candidate committee, a political committee or a party committee, or a consultant or other agent acting on behalf of the benefiting candidate or candidate committee, political committee, or party committee, concerning the communication's contents, or of the intended audience, timing, location or mode or frequency of dissemination.

For the purposes of this subdivision, communications[communications strategy or designdesign] "communications strategy or design" does not include the costs of printing or costs for the use of a medium for the purpose of communications.

For the purposes of this subdivision, [campaign-related vendor] "campaign-related vendor" includes, but is not limited to, a LCOvendor No.that provides the following services:

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[.] and (10) An expenditure made by an online platform, which expenditure displays the name, face or voice of a candidate, ninety days or less beforeLCO the{\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00644 day of a5 primaryR02-SB.docx or} electionCommittee ifBill suchNo. expenditure was not made neutrally or evenly as to such candidate and each opponent of such candidate.

642 before the day of a primary or election if such expenditure was not made neutrally or evenly as to such candidate and each opponent of such candidate.

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