Florida Florida Statutes
§ 106.143 — Political advertisements circulated prior to election; requirements
FS § 106.143Ch. 106
Statute text
View on source(1)(a) Any political advertisement that is paid for by a candidate, except a write-in candidate, and that is published, displayed, or circulated before, or on the day of, any election must prominently state:1. “Political advertisement paid for and approved by (name of candidate) , (party affiliation) , for (office sought) ”; or 2. “Paid by (name of candidate) , (party affiliation) , for (office sought) .”
(b)Any political advertisement that is paid for by a write-in candidate and that is published, displayed, or circulated before, or on the day of, any election must prominently state:1. “Political advertisement paid for and approved by (name of candidate) , write-in candidate, for (office sought) ”; or 2. “Paid by (name of candidate) , write-in candidate, for (office sought) .”
(c)Any other political advertisement published, displayed, or circulated before, or on the day of, any election must prominently:1. Be marked “paid political advertisement” or with the abbreviation “pd. pol. adv.” 2. State the name and address of the persons paying for the advertisement. 3. State whether the advertisement and the cost of production is paid for or provided in kind by or at the expense of the entity publishing, displaying, broadcasting, or circulating the political advertisement.
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Legislative history
s. 8, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 1, ch. 61-145; s. 21, ch. 65-379; s. 57, ch. 71-136; s. 30, ch. 73-128; s. 52, ch. 77-175; s. 30, ch. 81-304; s. 16, ch. 89-256; s. 35, ch. 90-315; s. 16, ch. 91-107; s. 646, ch. 95-147; s. 17, ch. 97-13; s. 18, ch. 99-318; s. 5, ch. 2004-252; s. 46, ch. 2007-30; s. 18, ch. 2010-167; ss. 17, 30, ch. 2011-6; s. 66, ch. 2011-40; HJR 7105, 2011 Regular Session; s. 9, ch. 2012-5; s. 3, ch. 2021-49.