Political Advertisements by Governmental Officials
Citing this act as the "Broadcast Freedom Protection Act"; prohibiting elected and appointed officials from using or threatening to use their official authority, position, and influence to compel, coerce, induce, or intimidate broadcasters to air or refrain from airing certain political advertisements; prohibiting such officials from threatening to withhold or promise to grant state funding, permits, or other benefits to such broadcasters or initiating or threatening regulatory action, investigations, or audits against such broadcasters; providing criminal and administrative penalties, etc.
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{# E23 (Nick, ruling section 1 answer 10): quoting a bill or a court opinion works
the way quoting a news article works. Select a passage above and the same panel
opens: the passage goes to the official you choose, with this document's own
address as its source and its own type. #}