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47 U.S.C. § 399 — Support of political candidates prohibited

submitted 92 years ago by Pub. L. 90-129 to r/title-47-TELECOMMUNICATIONS · 14 words · no verdicts yet

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A noncommercial educational broadcasting station cannot back a political candidate. It also cannot speak out against one.

This section applies to every noncommercial educational broadcasting station. Such a station may not support any candidate running for political office. It may not oppose a candidate either.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

No noncommercial educational broadcasting station may support or oppose any candidate for political office.

Source credit: (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 399, as added Pub. L. 90–129, title II, § 201(8), Nov. 7, 1967, 81 Stat. 368; amended Pub. L. 93–84, § 2, Aug. 6, 1973, 87 Stat. 219; Pub. L. 94–309, § 7, June 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 685; Pub. L. 97–35, title XII, § 1229, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 730; Pub. L. 100–626, § 10, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3211.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1934Enacted · Pub. L. 90-129 · 81 Stat. 368
  • 1973Amended · Pub. L. 93-84 · 87 Stat. 219
  • 1976Amended · Pub. L. 94-309 · 90 Stat. 685
  • 1981Amended · Pub. L. 97-35 · 95 Stat. 730
  • 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-626 · 102 Stat. 3211

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 90-129 on 1934-06-19.

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