Vermont § 2971 - Report of mass media activities

§ 2971. Report of mass media activities

• (a)(1) In addition to any other reports required to be filed under this chapter, a person
  who makes expenditures for any one mass media activity totaling $500.00 or more, adjusted
  for inflation pursuant to the Consumer Price Index as provided in section 2905 of
  this chapter, within 45 days before a primary, general, county, or local election
  shall, for each activity, file a mass media report with the Secretary of State and
  send a copy of the report to each candidate whose name or likeness is included in
  the activity without that candidate’s knowledge. (2) The copy of the mass media report shall be sent by e-mail to each such candidate who
  has provided the Secretary of State with an e-mail address on his or her consent form
  and to any other such candidate by mail. (3) The mass media report shall be filed and the copy of the report shall be sent within
  24 hours of the expenditure or activity, whichever occurs first. For the purposes
  of this section, a person shall be treated as having made an expenditure if the person
  has executed a contract to make the expenditure.