Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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Amend 15-1-8 and 21-5-41. No judge or Justice of any court, magistrate, nor presiding officer of any inferior judicature or commission shall over the objection of any party, preside, act, or serve in any case or matter when in the last, previous, or present election cycle such judge has accepted a campaign contribution in the amount of more than $500.00 from a party interested in the result of the case or matter or a counsel for such party.
The contribution limitations provided for in this Code section shall not include contributions or expenditures made by a political party in support of a party ticket or a group of named candidates except in the case of expenditures in support of a group of named candidates if one or more of those candidates are candidates in a nonpartisan race for judicial office. |