[img_assist|nid=3743|title=Congresional candidate Jeb Bradley|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=244]The New Hampshire Democratic Party has filed an election law complaint with the Federal Elections Commission against former U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro).

The state Democratic Party says that Bradley's campaign violated F.E.C. law because one of his ads did not have a disclaimer at the ending of the ad. The Bradley campaign says they are protected under a Federal Communications Commission law, which states that advertisements must have the disclaimer at either the beginning or ending of the ad.

The ad in question criticizes Bradley's rival, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) for voting to allow Congress to take its annual August recess.

"Jeb Bradley is acting like the status quo politician that he is - launching misleading negative attacks and then ducking the law that requires him to disclose at the end of the ad who paid for it," said Ray Buckley, chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. "Maybe he is hoping that over the course of 30 seconds voters will forget who authored and paid for these negative attacks, just like he is hoping that they forget his record of standing with George Bush in Congress on vote after vote that wrecked our economy."

The Bradley campaign said that Bradley took credit for the ad at the beginning of the commercial.

"Frankly, Jeb couldn't wait to take credit for the ad.  We would have said it at the beginning and the end if we had time," said Periklis Karoutas, campaign manager, in a press release.

The Democrats say that Bradley violated §110.11(c)(3)(iii), which says candidates must put a disclaimer at the ending of their commercials.

"While a written disclaimer appears on screen at the beginning of the advertisement, no written disclaimer appears on screen at the end of the television communication indicating that Bradley paid for the advertisement or that the message was approved by candidate Bradley," the Democrats complaint states.

Karoutas also took aim at Buckley and said the campaign followed the F.C.C regulations.

"Mr. Buckley should familiarize himself with what the F.E.C stands for - the Federal Election Commission, while the F.C.C stands for the Federal Communications Commission. Since Mr. Buckley has so much free time, he should read Rule 73.1212(d) which clearly states the appropriate disclaimer rules for television advertising," Karoutas continued. "If he doesn't want to do it now, he can wait until November when voters send Carol Shea-Porter on a permanent vacation. He should have plenty of free time then."

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