MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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Article 33 — Election Code

26-16.

(a) The following persons shall be guilty of
prohibited practices and shall be punished in accordance
with the provisions of this section:

(7) campaign Literature. Every person who
publishes or distributes or causes to be published or
distributed any pamphlet, circular, card, SAMPLE BALLOT,
dodger, poster, advertisement or any printed,
multigraphed, photographed, typewritten or written matter
or statement or any matter or statement which may be
copied by any device or method now known for printing or
copying or which may hereafter be used for making copies
of printed or written matter in any form whatever for
publication or distribution, relating to or concerning
any candidate, INCLUDING A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE, or
prospective candidate for public or party office or for
the acceptance or defeat of any proposition unless such
pamphlet, circular, card, SAMPLE BALLOT, dodger, poster,
advertisement, or other form of publication herein
described [does not promote the write-in candidacy of any
person and] CLEARLY INDICATES THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE
OR COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LITERATURE AND contains,
but set apart therefrom, an authority line which shall
include [[THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE OR COMMITTEE, IF ANY,
AND]] the name and address of the person, treasurer, or
political agent responsible for the publication or
distribution of the same, except that if the person,
treasurer, or political agent has furnished his address
to the appropriate board the literature need not contain
an address.

26-17.

(a) It [shall not be lawful] IS UNLAWFUL for any
person, candidate, political agent, treasurer or
subtreasurer, partisan organization, political committee,
including political clubs, or party committee to expend
any money for printing, publication, or broadcasting of
any political matter whatsoever unless such matter
purports on its face to be a paid political advertisement
and printed, published, or broadcast by the authority of
[said candidate,] THE person, political agent, treasurer
or subtreasurer for [such] THE NAMED candidate, partisan
organization, PARTY COMMITTEE, or political committee,
including political clubs.

26-17.1.

(a) Each candidate or treasurer or subtreasurer and
every person who publishes or distributes or causes to be
published or distributed any pamphlet, circular, card,
sample ballot, dodger, poster, advertisement, buttons,
matchbooks, nail files, balloons, or any other printed,
multigraphed, photographed, typewritten, written matter