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****************************************************** The ``officially released'' date that appears near the beginning of each opinion is the date the opinion will be published in the Connecticut Law Journal or the date it was released as a slip opinion. The operative date for the beginning of all time periods for filing postopinion motions and petitions for certification is the ``officially released'' date appearing in the opinion. In no event will any such motions be accepted before the ``officially released'' date. All opinions are subject to modification and technical correction prior to official publication in the Connecticut Reports and Connecticut Appellate Reports. In the event of discrepancies between the electronic version of an opinion and the print version appearing in the Connecticut Law Journal and subsequently in the Connecticut Reports or Connecticut Appellate Reports, the latest print version is to be considered authoritative. The syllabus and procedural history accompanying the opinion as it appears on the Commission on Official Legal Publications Electronic Bulletin Board Service and in the Connecticut Law Journal and bound volumes of official reports are copyrighted by the Secretary of the State, State of Connecticut, and may not be reproduced and distributed without the express written permission of the Commission on Official Legal Publications, Judicial Branch, State of Connecticut. ****************************************************** MCDONALD, C. J., with whom SULLIVAN, J., joins, dissenting. This case involves a one page press release and a two page press release issued by the plaintiffs, Gabriel Seymour and Robert Reid, in which these candidates for the board of selectmen outlined their election platform and their proposals for political reform in the town of Canaan. The two releases were prepared by Seymour on her computer, and she faxed them to three newspapers. The names and telephone numbers of both plaintiffs were printed at the top of these releases. The expenditures incurred by the plaintiffs for the preparation and distribution of the news releases have not been calculated, but the record reflects that they were the cost of three pieces of paper and the ink used in printing the releases, and the cost (if any) of six local telephone calls--mere pennies. The elections enforcement commission (commission) held that, because the press releases did not contain the words ``paid for by'' preceding the names and telephone numbers of the plaintiffs, the plaintiffs were ``in technical violation'' of General Statutes

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