In one ofĀ its first opinions addressing the challenging issuesĀ facing political advertisingĀ on new media, theĀ Florida Divison of ElectionsĀ rendered an opinion that there is no rule againstĀ politicians listing their party affiliation on such as Facebook provided they aren’t running for re-election.
The request came from the City of Coral Springs whoseĀ Commissioners wanted to know if there was any rule regardinng nonpartisan candidates posted their party affiliations on their Facebook pages.
Division of Elections Director Donald Palmer rendered an opinion that states that posting a party affiliation on a social networking site would violate the state law for nonpartisan candidates, but that the prohibition doesnāt apply if the elected official is not actively campaigning for re-election.
āThe election code does not prohibit nonpartisan officeholders from publicly presenting their party affiliation unless and until they again become a candidate,ā wrote Palmer in a March 3 opinion.
