Ohio

Ohio Supreme Court Candidates Sign "Clean Campaign Agreement"

By Cleveland Law Library

All of the candidates running for positions on the Ohio Supreme Court have signed a "Clean Campaign Agreement." The Ohio State Bar Association's Judicial Election Campaign Advertising Monitoring Committee recently announced that Justice Maureen O'Connor, Judge Joseph D. Russo, Judge Peter M. Sikora, and Justice Evelyn L. Stratton have all signed the agreement to take personal responsibility for the contents of their election advertisements and statements. In also requiring these candidates to steer clear of negative campaigning that impunes the judicial system or fellow candidates, the OSBA and its President, Robert Ware, are hoping to instead focus the election on "credentials, judicial temperament and experience...that demonstrate the dignity and respect the office deserves."

Full post as published by Cleveland Law Library Weblog on April 21, 2008 (boomark / email).