Section 84310 Of Article 3. Prohibitions From California Government Code >> Title 9. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
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. (a) A candidate, committee, or slate mailer organization may
not expend campaign funds, directly or indirectly, to pay for
telephone calls that are similar in nature and aggregate 500 or more
in number, made by an individual, or individuals, or by electronic
means and that advocate support of, or opposition to, a candidate,
ballot measure, or both, unless during the course of each call the
name of the organization that authorized or paid for the call is
disclosed to the recipient of the call. Unless the organization that
authorized the call and in whose name it is placed has filing
obligations under this title, and the name announced in the call
either is the full name by which the organization or individual is
identified in any statement or report required to be filed under this
title or is the name by which the organization or individual is
commonly known, the candidate, committee, or slate mailer
organization that paid for the call shall be disclosed. This section
shall not apply to telephone calls made by the candidate, the
campaign manager, or individuals who are volunteers.
(b) Campaign and ballot measure committees are prohibited from
contracting with any phone bank vendor that does not disclose the
information required to be disclosed by subdivision (a).
(c) A candidate, committee, or slate mailer organization that pays
for telephone calls as described in subdivision (a) shall maintain a
record of the script of the call for the period of time set forth in
Section 84104. If any of the calls qualifying under subdivision (a)
were recorded messages, a copy of the recording shall be maintained
for that period.