Rule 44.11.604 - ELECTION COMMUNICATION(1) An election communication is a communication, made in media as defined in these rules, that is made to support or oppose a candidate or ballot issue, as those terms are defined in 13-1-101, MCA.(2) An election communication means: (a) a paid advertisement broadcast over radio, television, cable, or satellite;(b) paid placement of content on the internet or other electronic communication network;(c) a paid advertisement published in a newspaper or periodical or on a billboard;(3) An election communication does not mean any communication that is excluded from the definition of the term in 13-1-101, MCA.(4) A person who makes an election communication is subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of Title 13, chapters 35 and 37, MCA, and these rules.Mont. Admin. r. 44.11.604
NEW, 2016 MAR p. 28, Eff. 1/9/2016.AUTH: 13-37-114, MCA; IMP: 13-1-101, 13-37-225, 13-37-226, 13-37-229, 13-37-232, MCA