[grc] Advice needed on election issue

[Philip Tymon]

The Equal Time Rule (Section 315) applies to only to qualified candidates
during an election.

The Fairness Doctrine applied to pretty much everything else, including
ballot issues. It was ended by Reagan and no longer exists.

The situation you are referring to would have been a Fairness Doctrine
issue, but since that no longer exists, it is not an issue. So you don't
have to do anything.

These two items were often confused. However, station management should
have some working knowledge of these legal matters or you could get into
hot water. Get the NFCB legal guide if you don't have it.

Philip Tymon

On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 4:42 PM, Maria Gilardin via grc <
grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:

> Who knows the equal time rules on election issues??
> Someone at our local community station told the organizers of our local
> Measure V that they can't be on the air since the opponent, the Mendocino
> Redwood Company, refuses to come on.
>
> In my memory all that is needed is an announcement that they refused plus
> a promise that they can have equal time in the future.
> Maria
>
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