§ 21-1840. Anonymous campaign literature.

A.  It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, partnership, organization, or association to cause to be broadcast, written, printed, posted, or distributed a statement, circular, poster, or advertisement which is designed to influence the voters on the nomination or election of a candidate or to influence the voters on any constitutional or statutory amendment or on any other issue in a state, county, city, or school district election, or to influence the vote of any member of the Legislature, unless there appears in a conspicuous place upon such circular, poster, or advertisement, or within a broadcast statement, either the name and address of the person who paid for the communication if an individual, or the name and address of the president, chairman, or secretary, or of two officers of the organization, if an organization which paid for the communication.  Persons violating this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

B.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to material purchased before the effective date of this act, provided that proof of purchase can be properly documented.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to bumper stickers, pins, buttons, and other small items upon which the required information cannot be conveniently printed.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to skywriting, water towers, or other means of displaying of such a nature that the inclusion of the required information would be impractical.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to any matter broadcast by the electronic media or thing published in any newspaper, magazine, or journal recognized and circulating as such, which matter is broadcast by the electronic media or published by such newspaper, magazine, or journal on its own behalf and upon its own responsibility and for which it shall not charge or receive any compensation whatsoever, nor shall the provisions of this section apply to any publication issued by any legally constituted election officials in the performance of their duties.

Laws 1974, c. 154, § 11, emerg. eff. May 4, 1974. Renumbered from Title 26, § 424.11 by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 12, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 200, § 1; Laws 1984, c. 234, § 2, emerg. eff. May 29, 1984; Laws 1986, c. 96, § 1, emerg. eff. April 5, 1986. Renumbered from Title 26, § 15-111 by Laws 1986, c. 255, § 34, emerg. eff. June 13, 1986. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 303, § 22, emerg. eff. July 1, 1988.  Renumbered from Title 74, § 4220, by Laws 1991, c. 316, § 36, eff. July 1, 1991.