PUBLIC LAW 96-187—JAN. 8, 1980
93 STAT. 1365
STATEMENTS FILED WITH STATE OFFICERS
"SEC. 312. (a)(1) A copy of each report and statement required to be 2 USC 439. filed by any person under this Act shall be filed by such person with the Secretary of State (or equivalent State officer) of the appropriate State, or, if different, the officer of such State who is charged by State law with maintaining State election campaign reports. The chief executive officer of such State shall designate any such officer and notify the Commission of any such designation. "(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'appropriate State' "Appropriate State." means— "(A) for statements and reports in connection with the campaign for nomination for election of a candidate to the office of President or Vice President, each State in which an expenditure is made on behalf of the candidate; and "(B) for statements and reports in connection with the campaign for nomination for election, or election, of a candidate to the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the State in which the candidate seeks election; except that political committees other than authorized committees are only required to file, and Secretaries of State required to keep, that portion of the report applicable to candidates seeking election in that State. "(b) The Secretary of State (or equivalent State officer), or the officer designated under subsection (a)(1), shall— "(1) receive and maintain in an orderly manner all reports and statements required by this Act to be filed therewith; "(2) keep such reports and statements (either in original filed Record form or in facsimile copy by microfilm or otherwise) for 2 years retention. after their date of receipt; "(3) make each report and statement filed therewith available Public inspection as soon as practicable (but within 48 hours of receipt) for public copying. and inspection and copying during regular business hours, and permit copying of any such report or statement by hand or by duplicating machine at the request of any person, except that such copying shall be at the expense of the person making the request; and "(4) compile and maintain a current list of all reports and statements pertaining to each candidate.". PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF STATEMENTS AND SOLICITATIONS
SEC. 111. Section 318 of the Act, as so redesignated in section 105(a)(5), is amended to read as follows:
Ante, p. 1354.
PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF STATEMENTS AND SOLICITATIONS
"SEC. 318. (a) Whenever any person makes an expenditure for the purpose of financing communications expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or solicits any contribution through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, direct mailing, or any other type of general public political advertising, such communication— "(1) if paid for and authorized by a candidate, an authorized political committee of a candidate, or its agents, shall clearly state that the communication has been paid for by such authorized political committee, or "(2) if paid for by other persons but authorized by a candidate, an authorized political committee of a candidate, or its agents,
Authorizing and funding sources, identification. 2 USC 441d.
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