Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM APPEARING OR PARTICIPATING IN MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS CONDUCTED OR PAID FOR BY CHEROKEE NATION OR ITS ENTITIES DURING ELECTION PERIODS
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This act shall be known as the “The Cherokee Nation Elected Officials’ Advertising Ethics Act of 2010” and codified under Title ______ Section _______ of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated (CNCA).
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to prohibit the participation of elected officials in advertisements paid for or produced by the Cherokee Nation government or its entities during periods of Cherokee Nation elections.
Section 3. Legislative History
Article VI Section 7 of the Cherokee Nation Constitution which states: “The Council shall have the power to establish laws which it shall deem necessary and proper for the good of the Nation, which shall not be contrary to the provisions of this Constitution. The style of all bills shall be: “Be It Enacted By the Cherokee Nation”. The style of all resolutions shall be “Be It Resolved By the Cherokee Nation”.
Section 4. Definitions
Advertisement: For the purpose of this Act, advertisement shall mean any commercial or public service announcements, whether published in print, electronically, by audio or video, produced or paid for by the Cherokee Nation government or its entities, but excluding:
1. Public service announcements, whose primary purpose is to identify elected official, the office which he or she holds, the function of that office and biographical information about the elected official;
2. Any print, audio, video depiction of an elected official whose primary purpose is to educated elected officials or other local, state, federal or tribal policy makers about a matter of public policy.
Appear, Appearing or Participation means: Visual or voice or any likeness thereof being used in any fashion in advertisements as defined in this...
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