In the wake of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and other recent judicial decisions involving campaign finance laws, there has been a new wave of spending for political and issue advertisements by “front groups” which are not required to disclose the identities of their donors.

MAP is asking the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen its rules so that they require on-air identification of those who pay for political broadcasts.

In March 2011, MAP filed a Petition for Rulemaking that asks the FCC to use existing statutory authority to update current rules, which already require that broadcasters “fully and fairly disclose the true identity” of sponsors.

Under MAP’s proposed rule, any person providing 25% or more of the funds for a political TV message must be identified on the air, and a list of all persons providing 10% or more of such funds must be listed in the station’s public file.

Read the petition, including the proposed rule.

Read basic information about the petition and the proposed rule.

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