Truth-in-Polling Act

Summary

Truth-in-Polling Act - Provides that whoever conducts a public opinion poll relating to any election for Federal office or to any political issue the results of which are intended to be and are disseminated to the public through the mails or through interstate commerce shall, no later than seventy-two hours after the first dissemination of such result of such poll, file with the Librarian of the Library of Congress the following information: (1) the name of the person who caused the poll to be commissioned; (2) the method used in compiling the sample; (3) the size of the sample; (4) the time period within which the polling was done; (5) the questions asked; (6) the method by which the polling was done; (7) the number in the sample who were contacted and responded, the number in the sample who were contacted and did not respond, and the number in the sample who were not contacted; and (8) the results of the poll. Provides that information filed under this Act shall be available to the public. Provides that whoever violates this Act shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned for not more than ninety days or both.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 January 1973

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