Judicial Campaign Ethics

The Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee opines in a split decision on campaign ethics

A judicial candidate may distribute business cards and campaign literature that include the candidate’s campaign website address, where the website has an online option to make contributions to the candidate’s campaign, according to nine members of the Committee (three members would conclude the candidate may not).  A judicial candidate may not use a cover photo on the candidate’s personal Facebook page that includes the candidate’s campaign website address, where the website has an online option to make contributions to the candidate’s campaign, according to eight members of the Committee (four members would conclude the candidate may do so).

(Mike Frisch)