(1) No publisher of newspapers, magazines, handbills, or other printed matter, owner or lessor of billboards, radio or television station or network, or any other person, company, corporation, or organization offering its communications services for hire to the public shall be permitted to charge fees for political advertising in excess of the lowest rate charged to other advertisers at the time the political advertising is purchased.
(2) Political advertising means any communication intended to support or defeat a candidate for public office.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 121.065

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Candidate: means any person who has received contributions or made expenditures, has appointed a campaign treasurer, or has given his or her consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures with a view to bringing about his or her nomination or election to public office, except federal office. See Kentucky Statutes 121.015
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) An action to enjoin violations of this section shall be in the Circuit Court of the county where the complaining candidate resides.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 458, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1994. — Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 183.

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