Rule 4.2 Political and Campaign Activities of Judicial Candidates in Public Elections
Rule Text
(A) A judicial candidate in a public election shall:
(1) act at all times in a manner consistent with the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary;
(2) comply with all applicable election, election campaign, and election campaign fund-raising laws and regulations of the State of Oklahoma;
(3) review and approve the content of all campaign statements and materials produced by the candidate or his or her campaign committee, as authorized by Rule 4.4, before their dissemination; and
(4) take reasonable measures to ensure that other persons do not undertake on behalf of the candidate activities, other than those described in Rule 4.4, that the candidate is prohibited from doing by Rule 4.1.
(B) A candidate for elective judicial office may, unless prohibited by law, and not earlier than 180 days before the beginning of the filing period for the judicial office:
(1) establish a campaign committee pursuant to the provisions of Rule 4.4;
(2) speak on behalf of his or her candidacy through any medium, including but not limited to advertisements, websites, or other campaign literature;
(3) seek, accept, or use endorsements from any person or organization other than a partisan political organization; and
Amendment history: Approved by order of the Supreme Court, 2010 OK 90 , effective April 15, 2011.