III. Independent Expenditure Ads on Ballot Measures
(Except Ads by Candidates and Political Party Committees)
Communication | Disclaimer and Manner of Display |
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Print ads designed to be individually distributed including mailings, door hangers, flyers, faxes, posters, newspaper and magazine ads and oversized campaign buttons and bumper stickers (buttons ten (10) inches in diameter or larger and stickers sixty (60) square inches or larger) |
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Print ads larger than those designed to be individually distributed, such as billboards and signs (including yard signs) |
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Radio ads, telephone calls and audio only electronic media ads |
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Television and video ads (including those disseminated over the Internet) |
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Electronic media ads that are a graphic, image, animated graphic, or animated image that an online platform hosting the ad allows to link to an internet website not covered below (except video ads, see above) |
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Social media ads |
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Website and email |
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Electronic media ads that are audio only |
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Paid Spokesperson: Payment of $5,000 or more to an individual for individual’s appearance in a ballot measure ad |
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Paid Spokesperson: Payment of any amount to an individual portraying a member of a licensed or certified occupation (e.g., nurse, firefighter, lawyer)
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Text messages sent using mass distribution technology |
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The guidance above incorporates requirements imposed pursuant to state and San Francisco law. The information on this chart does not carry the force of law. If there are any discrepancies between the chart and state or local law or their corresponding regulations and opinions, the law, regulations and opinions will control.
Revised: March 2020