U.S. Supreme Court Asks for Response in Case Challenging Florida Ban on Judicial Candidates Asking for Campaign Funds

By Richard Winger The Florida Bar Association prohibits candidates in judicial elections from asking anyone to make a campaign contribution. In 2009, Lanell Williams-Yulee sent a mass e-mail, asking for campaign contributions, to thousands of voters in her district. The Bar fined her $1,800 and reprimanded her, and the Florida Supreme Court upheld the Bar’s actions. She appealed(More)…

Source: http://www.ballot-access.org/2014/07/u-s-supreme-court-asks-for-response-in-case-challenging-florida-ban-on-judicial-candidates-asking-for-campaign-funds/