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90_SB0129eng
10 ILCS 5/29-14.5 new
Amends the Election Code. Prohibits any person from
knowingly publishing or broadcasting campaign materials that
contain an altered or fraudulent picture. Provides that any
candidate or political committee that publishes or broadcasts
an altered or fraudulent picture shall be liable for the cost
of publishing or broadcasting a public acknowledgement that
the campaign materials were altered or fraudulent, and the
unaltered picture.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Election Code by adding Section
2 29-14.5.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding
6 Section 29-14.5 as follows:
7 (10 ILCS 5/29-14.5 new)
8 Sec. 29-14.5. Publication of fraudulent pictures. No
9 person, during the course of any campaign for nomination or
10 election to public office or office of a political party,
11 shall knowingly distribute, publish, or broadcast campaign
12 materials that contain an altered or fraudulent picture.
13 Campaign materials shall include, but are not limited to, all
14 printed matter, television commercials, advertisements in a
15 newspaper or periodical, a public speech or press release, or
16 any other materials for distribution. Candidates are
17 responsible for the materials published or broadcast by their
18 political committees. Nothing contained in this Section
19 shall require the publisher of the advertisement to verify
20 the accuracy of the content provided by the advertiser.
21 Altered or fraudulent pictures are those which
22 substantially alter the identity of an individual or
23 otherwise substantially alter the facts contained in the
24 picture.
25 Any person, candidate or political party that violates
26 this Section shall be liable for the cost of distributing,
27 publishing, or broadcasting, in the same manner and degree as
28 the original distribution, publication, or broadcast, a
29 public acknowledgment that the campaign materials were
30 altered or fraudulent. The public acknowledgment shall
31 include the original unaltered picture.
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1 In addition to any other penalties, violation of this
2 Section shall be a Class B misdemeanor.