Public officials Election And Recall Act Article 49

Broadcast television stations shall provide airtime, for which they shall be compensated, to political parties that have recommended or registered candidates, to candidates who are engaged in campaign promotion activities, to the primary person who proposed a recall, to the person who is subject to recall, and for promotion of the support or opposition of a recall campaign; this matter shall be handled in a fair and just manner.Public broadcast television stations, non-profit broadcast radio stations, and broadcast or cable television stations shall not broadcast advertisements that are for election campaigns or that promote the support or opposition of a recall campaign.When discussing elections, discussing matters related to a recall campaign, reporting the news, or inviting to participate in a program a candidate, the primary person who proposed a recall, or the person subject to recall in a program the conduct of the broadcast television stations shall be fair and just and there shall not be differential treatment without legitimate reasons.If a broadcast television station violates a provision of the preceding three paragraphs, such violations may be reported to the election commission within one month of the broadcast by providing material evidence of the violation, such as a video or audio recording.