CANDIDATE Use

Election/Campaign Programming

1. CATS provides to all Monroe County residents, including those residents running for local, state or national public office or those supporting a ballot issue, equal opportunities for access to training, equipment resources and cable channel programming time, on a first-come, first-served, non-discriminatory basis. Any candidate for public office for whom Monroe County residents may vote shall be afforded the same rights as a resident of Monroe County with regard to access to CATS facilities and channel time.

2. In order to ensure equal opportunities for programming time on CATS
Channel 3 - The Library Channel, the following rules apply.

a. CATS maintains the right to limit length and frequency of programming. Such limits when imposed shall apply to all programs on the channel and to all program producers.

b. CATS retains the right to preempt programming at any time in order to provide timely local programming, such as live or taped special municipal events, important local debates/forums, election-related programming, satellite downlinking, etc.

c. A sufficient block of time will be reserved during each political season to enable a wide selection of political programs to be cablecast.