Section 20501.
20501. (a) A candidate or state measure proponent is liable for any slander or libel committed by a committee that is controlled by that candidate or state measure proponent as defined by Section 82016 of the Government Code if the candidate or state measure proponent willfully and knowingly directs or permits the libel or slander. (b) A […]
Section 20502.
20502. (a) In any action for libel or slander brought by a candidate, the willingness or unwillingness of the defendant to retract or correct a communication made in the course of a campaign, and his or her action in doing so, shall be admissible in evidence in the exemplary damages phase of a bifurcated trial. (b) The […]
Section 20420.
20420. As used in this chapter, “Code” means the Code of Fair Campaign Practices. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Section 20440.
20440. At the time an individual is issued his or her declaration of candidacy, nomination papers, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for public office, the elections official shall give the individual a blank form of the code and a copy of this chapter. The elections official shall inform each […]
Section 20441.
20441. The Secretary of State shall print, or cause to be printed, blank forms of the code. The Secretary of State shall supply the forms to the elections officials in quantities and at times requested by the elections officials. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Section 20442.
20442. The elections official shall accept, at all times prior to the election, all completed forms that are properly subscribed to by a candidate for public office and shall retain them for public inspection until 30 days after the election. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Section 20443.
20443. Every code subscribed to by a candidate for public office pursuant to this chapter is a public record open for public inspection. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Section 20444.
20444. In no event shall a candidate for public office be required to subscribe to or endorse the code. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Section 20500.
20500. The provisions of Part 2 (commencing with Section 43) of Division 1 of the Civil Code, relating to libel and slander, are fully applicable to any campaign advertising or communication. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Section 20009.
20009. (a) Every simulated ballot or simulated county voter information guide shall bear on each surface or page thereof, in type or lettering at least half as large as the type or lettering of the statement or words or in 10-point roman type, whichever is larger, in a printed or drawn box and set apart from […]