The Equal Time Rule for Political Candidates¶
Ruane, K. A. The Equal Time Rule for Political Candidates: Constitutional Context.
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- Symmetric Response to Asymmetric State
- Political broadcasting. Equal-time rules assuming rough parity of support produce visibility wildly disproportionate to base when applied to fringe positions.
This sourceDocuments how the broadcast equal-time/equal-opportunity rule, applied literally (e.g. the 1959 Lar Daly ruling), forces stations to grant fringe and minor candidates airtime out of proportion to their support, prompting the news-programming exemptions.
- Political broadcasting. Equal-time rules assuming rough parity of support produce visibility wildly disproportionate to base when applied to fringe positions.
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