Campaign advertisements; independent expenditures, electioneering communications.

Campaign advertisements; independent expenditures;electioneering communications; disclaimer requirements. Broadensthe scope of disclaimer requirements for campaign advertisements to include electioneering communications, as defined in the bill, andmessages advocating for the passage or defeat of a referendum. Thebill also requires an advertisement that is an independent expenditureor that expressly advocates for the passage or defeat of a referendumto contain a disclaimer providing the names of the advertisementsponsor's three largest contributors. The bill also requires independentexpenditure reports to be filed electronically. Current law allowssuch reports to be filed either electronically or in writing.