Sunday, December 11, 2011

Express Advocacy


Express advocacy is political speech which “expressly advocates” for the election or defeat of a federal candidate. A footnote in the Buckley decision lists the following “magic words” which imply an advertisement is express advocacy: "vote for," "elect," "support", "cast your ballot for", "Smith for Congress", "vote against", "defeat", "reject", or any variations thereof.

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