                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REQUIREMENTS FOR PRINT MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS SPONSORED BY A CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE (§ 24.2-956)

It shall be unlawful for any candidate or candidate campaign committee to
sponsor a print media advertisement that constitutes an expenditure or
contribution required to be disclosed under Chapter 9.3 (§ 24.2-945 et seq.)
unless all of the following conditions are met:

1. It bears the legend or includes the statement: &#8220;Paid for by  [Name of
candidate or campaign committee as it appears on the statement of
organization].&#8221; Alternatively, if the advertisement is supporting a
candidate who is the sponsor and the advertisement makes no reference to any
other clearly identified candidate, then the statement &#8220;Paid for by  [Name
of candidate]&#8221; may be replaced by the statement &#8220;Authorized by 
[Name of candidate].&#8221;

2. In an advertisement sponsored by a candidate or a candidate campaign
committee that makes reference to any other clearly identified candidate who is
not sponsoring the advertisement, the sponsor shall state whether it is
authorized by the candidate not sponsoring the advertisement. The visual legend
in the advertisement shall state either &#8220;Authorized by [Name of
candidate], candidate for [Name of office]&#8221; or &#8220;Not authorized by
any other candidate.&#8221; This subdivision does not apply if the sponsor of
the advertisement is the candidate the advertisement supports or that
candidate&#8217;s campaign committee.

3. If an advertisement is jointly sponsored, the disclosure statement shall name
all the sponsors.

4. Any disclosure statement required by this section shall be displayed in a
conspicuous manner in a font size proportionate to the size of the
advertisement. The State Board of Elections shall promulgate standards for
meeting the requirements of this subdivision.

5. Any print media advertisement appearing in electronic format shall display
the disclosure statement in a minimum font size of seven point; however, if the
advertisement lacks sufficient space for a disclosure statement in a minimum
font size of seven point, the advertisement may meet disclosure requirements if,
by clicking on the print media advertisement appearing in electronic format, the
viewer is taken to a landing page or a home page that displays the disclosure
statement in a conspicuous manner.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 487, § 24.2-943; 2003, c. 237; 2004, cc. 55, 457; 2005, c.
369; 2006, cc. 787, 892; 2012, c. 519; 2020, cc. 557, 615.