Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 23.10.2002

FCC Database on Electioneering Communications

The Federal Election Commission is promulgating interim final rules regarding electioneering communications, which are certain television and radio communications that refer to a clearly identified Federal candidate and that are targeted to the relevant electorate within 60 days before a general election or within 30 days before a primary election for Federal office. These interim final rules implement a portion of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 ("BCRA"), which adds to the Federal Election Campaign Act new provisions regarding "electioneering communications." BCRA defines electioneering communications to mean certain communications that can be received by 50,000 or more persons in the State or district that a candidate seeks to represent. The interim final rules: Identify the Web site of the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") as the appropriate place to acquire information as to whether a communication will be capable of being received by 50,000 persons; allow those who make communications to rely on information on the FCC's Web site to determine whether their communications will be capable of being received by 50,000 or more persons in a given area; set out the