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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to political advertisements; requiring the

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Division of Elections of the Department of State to create

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and maintain the "Florida Campaign Sunshine" website;

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requiring certain links to the website; requiring that all

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contents of the website be made available to the public;

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defining the term "political advertisement"; requiring any

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person or organization responsible for the creation or

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publication of any political advertisement to submit a

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copy of the advertisement to the division; providing a

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separate deadline for advertisements published during the

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final week of a campaign; requiring any person or

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organization responsible for the creation or publication

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of a political advertisement to submit certain materials

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and information to the division; providing a separate

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deadline for advertisements published during the final

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week of a campaign; requiring the division to post all

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advertisements on the website within 24 hours after

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receipt; requiring that the name and contact information

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of the person or organization paying for a political

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advertisement be submitted at the same time as a copy of

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the advertisement; requiring the division to include a

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link on the website to the appropriate section of the

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department's homepage regarding campaign finance for the

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person paying for each advertisement; providing an

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effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1. Florida Campaign Sunshine website.--

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     (1) As used in this section, the term "political

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advertisement" has the same meaning as in s. 106.011, Florida

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Statutes.

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     (2) The Division of Elections of the Department of State

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shall create and maintain a website known as "Florida Campaign

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Sunshine," a link to which shall be placed on the department's

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and the division's respective homepages using a clearly marked

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and conspicuous hyperlink containing the words "Florida Campaign

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Sunshine." The website and all of its contents shall be made

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available for viewing by the public.

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     (3) Any person or organization responsible for the creation

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or publication of any political advertisement must submit to the

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division a copy of the advertisement, in the form in which such

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advertisement will appear, no less than 3 days after such

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advertisement is used. During the final week of a campaign, the

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division must receive a copy of an advertisement not less than 24

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hours after such advertisement is used.

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     (4) Any person or organization responsible for the creation

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or publication of a political advertisement must also submit to

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the division a complete copy of any documents or other materials

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referenced, used, or footnoted in the advertisement, along with a

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statement of the source of each document or other material, not

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less than 3 days after such advertisement is used and, during the

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final week of a campaign, not less than 24 hours after the

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corresponding advertisement is used.

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     (5) The division shall post all political advertisements

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and other materials required to be filed under this section on

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the Florida Campaign Sunshine website within 24 hours after the

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division's receipt thereof.

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     (6) At the time of the submission of an advertisement to

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the division, the person or organization responsible for the

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creation or publication of such advertisement must include the

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name of the person or organization paying for the advertisement,

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as well as contact information for that person or organization.

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The division shall include a link on the Florida Campaign

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Sunshine website to the appropriate section of the department's

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website regarding campaign finance for the person or organization

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paying for each advertisement.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.