Public official prohibited from expending public funds on certain communications

(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a public official may not make an expenditure from public funds for a billboard or mass communication that: (a) (i) includes a photograph, image, or likeness of the public official; or (ii) contains the name of the public official in a font size that is larger than any other font size on the billboard or mass communication; and (b) is posted, displayed, or mailed less than 60 calendar days before the date of any caucus, political convention, or election at which the public official is a candidate for elective office. (2) A public official may make an expenditure from public funds for a mass communication described in Subsection (1) if: (a) the mass communication is mailed to a person in response to that person making an inquiry of the public official; (b) the mass communication is sent to another public official; (c) the mass communication is a news release sent to a news media organization; or (d) the public official is legally required to mail the mass communication.