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During the campaign period for local elections, a sitting city mayor who is a candidate arranges to use a government-owned city ferry terminal's digital advertising displays to broadcast a campaign video produced by city staff under the supervision of the city's communications office at no private cost. After the broadcast, the mayor posts the video on the city government's official portal and social media pages, urging residents to vote for his slate. Which of the following statements best describes the controlling rule on lawful vs prohibited election propaganda and the likely liabilities arising from these facts?

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Equal access to government media requires all candidates be given equal opportunity; because only one candidate used these displays, there is a violation, leading to liability. The mayor cannot be liable if the advertisement is posted on the city's official portal; posting on official portals is not prohibited propaganda. The controlling rule is that government resources cannot be used for partisan political purposes during the campaign; this use constitutes prohibited election propaganda; liabilities may include administrative sanctions against the city government and its officers, civil liability for misuse of public funds, and criminal liability for the public officers and the candidate. Only civil liability would attach since there is no direct theft; criminal liability would only arise if funds were misappropriated.

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