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Is anyone aware of restrictions on campaign advertising imposed upon an incumbent town board member running for reelection?
IE: Is an incumbent allowed to considerately boast of municipal progress & achievements and positive financial condition of the town resulting from/during the incumbent’s past tenure in office?
Steven Holloway
hipshot.steven@gmail.com
I can’t imagine why they couldn’t – i.e., it is well established that elected officials do not relinquish their First Amendment rights. See Wood v. Georgia, 370 U.S. 375, 82 S. Ct. 1364, 8 L. Ed. 2d 569 (1962) and Bond v. Floyd, 385 U.S. 116, 87 S. Ct. 339, 17 L. Ed. 2d 235 (1966).
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Is anyone aware of restrictions on campaign advertising imposed upon an incumbent town board member running for reelection?
IE: Is an incumbent allowed to considerately boast of municipal progress & achievements and positive financial condition of the town resulting from/during the incumbent’s past tenure in office?
Steven Holloway
hipshot.steven@gmail.commailto:hipshot.steven@gmail.com
I am not aware of any restrictions that would prohibit an existing incumbent from touting their efforts during their tenure.
Jonathan E. Miller
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City of Mustang
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P.O. Box 546
Piedmont, Oklahoma 73078
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From: Oama oama-bounces@lists.imla.org On Behalf Of Steven Holloway
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Subject: [Oama] campaigns
Is anyone aware of restrictions on campaign advertising imposed upon an incumbent town board member running for reelection?
IE: Is an incumbent allowed to considerately boast of municipal progress & achievements and positive financial condition of the town resulting from/during the incumbent’s past tenure in office?
Steven Holloway
hipshot.steven@gmail.commailto:hipshot.steven@gmail.com
It seems the question is: can politicians act like politicians. Answer is “Yes”.
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From: Oama oama-bounces@lists.imla.org On Behalf Of Jon Miller
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I am not aware of any restrictions that would prohibit an existing incumbent from touting their efforts during their tenure.
Jonathan E. Miller
City Attorney
City of Mustang
1885 Piedmont Road N., Suite B
P.O. Box 546
Piedmont, Oklahoma 73078
Telephone: (405) 883-6266
Facsimile: (405) 883-6155
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From: Oama <oama-bounces@lists.imla.orgmailto:oama-bounces@lists.imla.org> On Behalf Of Steven Holloway
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Subject: [Oama] campaigns
Is anyone aware of restrictions on campaign advertising imposed upon an incumbent town board member running for reelection?
IE: Is an incumbent allowed to considerately boast of municipal progress & achievements and positive financial condition of the town resulting from/during the incumbent’s past tenure in office?
Steven Holloway
hipshot.steven@gmail.commailto:hipshot.steven@gmail.com
Maybe there should be, but, I do not know of any prohibition for “horn
tooting”
From: Oama [mailto:oama-bounces@lists.imla.org] *On Behalf Of *Jon Miller
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Attorneys oama oama@lists.imla.org
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I am not aware of any restrictions that would prohibit an existing
incumbent from touting their efforts during their tenure.
Jonathan E. Miller
City Attorney
City of Mustang
1885 Piedmont Road N., Suite B
P.O. Box 546
Piedmont, Oklahoma 73078
Telephone: (405) 883-6266
Facsimile: (405) 883-6155
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From: Oama oama-bounces@lists.imla.org *On Behalf Of *Steven Holloway
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2021 12:59 PM
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Subject: [Oama] campaigns
Is anyone aware of restrictions on campaign advertising imposed upon an
incumbent town board member running for reelection?
IE: Is an incumbent allowed to considerately boast of municipal progress
& achievements and positive financial condition of the town resulting
from/during the incumbent’s past tenure in office?
Steven Holloway
Agreed. If there were, I would think there would be a First Amendment problem.
From: Oama oama-bounces@lists.imla.org On Behalf Of Jon Miller
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2021 2:32 PM
To: Steven Holloway hipshot.steven@gmail.com; Oklahoma Muncipal Attorneys oama oama@lists.imla.org
Subject: Re: [Oama] campaigns
I am not aware of any restrictions that would prohibit an existing incumbent from touting their efforts during their tenure.
Jonathan E. Miller
City Attorney
City of Mustang
1885 Piedmont Road N., Suite B
P.O. Box 546
Piedmont, Oklahoma 73078
Telephone: (405) 883-6266
Facsimile: (405) 883-6155
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Subject: [Oama] campaigns
Is anyone aware of restrictions on campaign advertising imposed upon an incumbent town board member running for reelection?
IE: Is an incumbent allowed to considerately boast of municipal progress & achievements and positive financial condition of the town resulting from/during the incumbent’s past tenure in office?
Steven Holloway
hipshot.steven@gmail.commailto:hipshot.steven@gmail.com