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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ELECTION CODE |
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Title 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS |
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Chapter 255. REGULATING POLITICAL ADVERTISING AND CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATIONS |
Sec. 255.006. MISLEADING USE OF OFFICE TITLE
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly enters into a contract or other agreement to print, publish, or broadcast political advertising with the intent to represent to an ordinary and prudent person that a candidate holds a public office that the candidate does not hold at the time the agreement is made.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly represents in a campaign communication that a candidate holds a public office that the candidate does not hold at the time the representation is made.
(c) For purposes of this section, a person represents that a candidate holds a public office that the candidate does not hold if:
(1) the candidate does not hold the office that the candidate seeks; and
(2) the political advertising or campaign communication states the public office sought but does not include the word "for" in a type size that is at least one-half the type size used for the name of the office to clarify that the candidate does not hold that office.
(d) A person other than an officeholder commits an offense if the person knowingly uses a representation of the state seal in political advertising.
(e) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.