Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a licensee who permits a person to use a broadcasting station to broadcast material that endorses or opposes a legally qualified candidate for any Federal office to provide to the opponent of the endorsed candidate, or to the candidate opposed, the same amount of time on such station, during the same period of the day, without charge.
Makes a candidate ineligible for the lowest broadcast charges required under the Act for the part of any 45-day period preceding a primary or primary runoff election or any 60-day period preceding a general or special election that remains after any reference to another candidate not made in person.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4623-4624)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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