Kentucky

Senate Bill 16 (Limit on-the-clock political activity of city employees)
Amendment offered by Sen. Dan Seum on January 30, 2008, to make a title amendment.
http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=54782

Senate Bill 16 (Limit on-the-clock political activity of city employees)
Reported in the Senate on January 30, 2008, favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar.
http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=54782

KLB COMMENT:  As most know, there is some governmental ethics legislation also pending in the General Assembly.  On-the-clock political activity is and should always be a concern, but will anyone ever address the accountability of a sitting judge or justice campaigning for re-election or election to another judicial office while currently sitting as an elected or appointed judge?

An incumbent/recumbent judge/justice has a distinct financial advantage  with a fixed pay campaigning whereas the privately employed candidate will have to sacrifice time from his or her day to campaign for office. 

This may not even be a problem and all elected/appointed judges put in their full work weeks at the office anyway.  However, there is no procedure that I am aware of for accounting for their time on the bench.