FEC Issues Election Rules for Internet

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Election commission takes light touch with Net regs

By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Published: March 24, 2006, 5:58 PM PST
Last modified: March 24, 2006, 6:40 PM PST

The Internet's freewheeling days as a place exempt from the heavy hand of federal election laws are about to end.

Late Friday, the Federal Election Commission released a 96-page volume of Internet regulations that have been anticipated for more than a year and represent the government's most extensive foray yet into describing how bloggers and Web sites must abide by election law restrictions.

The rules (click here for PDF) say that paid Web advertising, including banner ads and sponsored links on search engines, will be regulated like political advertising in other types of media. They also say bloggers can enjoy the freedoms of traditional news organizations when endorsing a candidate or engaging in political speech.

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[bryant69]

1. Thanks for posting this

Have to check it out.

Bryant
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2. glad to help. I am going to go through the pdf tonight and see if...

I can make any sense of it all.