Rule 4.4 - Campaign Committees(A) A candidate for election or reelection as judge of probate may establish committees of responsible persons to conduct campaigns for the candidate through media advertisements, brochures, mailings, candidate forums, and other means not prohibited by law. (B) Such a campaign committee may (1) Solicit and accept reasonable campaign contributions; (2) Solicit contributions and public support for the candidate's campaign no earlier than one year before an election and no later than 90 days after the last election in which the candidate participates during the election year;(3) Manage the expenditure of funds for the candidate's campaign; (4) Obtain public statements of support for the candidate's candidacy; and (5) Solicit and accept reasonable campaign contributions and public support from lawyers.Adopted July 1, 2015, effective 9/1/2015.Advisory Notes - 2015
Rule 4.4 is the equivalent to, but changed from, the portion of 1993 Canon 5(C)(3) stating affirmatively what campaign activity is allowed.
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