Chad Coker, candidate for Colbert County District Court Judge, stated in an April 25th Times Daily article that, if elected, he will "take the time to research the issues and rule quickly."
Well, apparently Mr. Coker must not spend too much time researching the issues, because he violated campaign finance law and illegally solicited campaign contributions during a time period when political candidates in Alabama were not allowed to solicit, receive, or accept contributions.
If you go to this link , you can see that from January 12th through January 31st, the state instituted a "blackout period for soliciting and receiving contributions."
However, during this period, Chad Coker had posted on his campaign website a solicitation page telling supporters where they could send contributions. A copy of the website is attached, and if you look in the bottom right corner, you will see that the date is January 20th, eight days after the blackout began, and eleven days before it ended.
Do we want our next district judge to be somebody who acts before he checks the law?
All of the rules and laws regarding running for office - any office - are clearly posted on the Secretary of State's website. And even if they weren't, you would expect somebody running for district judge to take the time and make sure he followed the law.
If Chad Coker doesn't take the time or have the motivation to research the law on issues that he is personally involved in, then how much time will he spend researching the law on the more mundane issues that come before the district court judge?
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