At least two campaigns are apparently paying legal fees for lawyers to time ads with stopwatches. According to the complaints, the FCC requires certain information to appear for four seconds.
Parties and campaigns seek to have opponents’ ads pulled from the airwaves. I recently noted a case where one candidate sought a court order to prevent his opponent’s spot from being broadcast. Another controversy has resulted in requests to stations to pull an ad. In the Lousiana case I mentioned, the judge ordered a campaign to […]
OMBWatch Advocacy Blog reports on a controversy surrounding an advocacy group’s access to a text messaging service. Text messaging can be a powerful tool for advocacy. For example text messages can be used as get out the vote reminders on Election Day or for updates on other various campaigns. However, wireless carriers are continuing to […]