Declaration for Candidates- RojasDECLARATION FOR CANDIDATES NOT AUTOMATICALLY COVERED
by the Mandatory Provisions of the
Miami -Dade Ethical Campaign Practices Ordinance
Miami -Dade County Code at 2- 11.1.1(C) (1)
The Mandatory Fair Campaign Practices Ordinance at Sec. 2- 11,1.1(C) of the Miami -Dade County Code
extends to-
• Candidates, and their respective campaign staffs, for Miami -Dade Co. Commissioners or Mayor;
• Candidates, and their respective campaign staffs, for Miami -Dade Co. Community Councils;
• Candidates, and their respective campaign staffs, for any municipal elective office within Miami -
Dade County;
• Candidates, and their respective campaign staffs, for the Co. Property Appraiser.
Other candidates for elective office with a constituency in whole or in part in Miami -Dade Co. who are
not required to comply with the Mandatory Fair Campaign Practices Ordinance may at any time declare
that they agree to abide by the Mandatory Fair Campaign Practices Ordinance.
The Mandatory Fair Campaign Practices Ordinance states that a candidate shall not —
(a) With actual malice make or cause to be made any untrue oral statement about another candidate or a
member of his or her family or staff that exposes the person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule or causes
the person to be shunned or avoided or injured in his or her business or occupation;
(b) With actual malice publish, or cause to be published, by writing, printing, picture, effigy, sign, or
otherwise than by mere speech any untrue statement about another candidate or a member of his or
her family or staff that exposes the person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule or causes the person to be
shunned or avoided or injured in his or her business or occupation;
(c) Willfully injure, deface, or damage or cause to be injured, defaced, or damaged, by any means, any
campaign poster, sign, leaflet, handbill, literature, or other campaign material of another candidate;
(d) Knowingly obtain, or cause to be obtained, the campaign property of another candidate with the intent
to temporarily or permanently deprive the candidate of a right to the property or its benefit; or
(e) Knowingly file with the Ethics Commission a groundless or frivolous complaint against another
candidate.
If you are not automatically covered by the Mandatory Fair Campaign Practices Ordinance, but you have
a constituency in whole or in part in Miami -Dade County and you would like to abide by the Mandatory
Fair Campaign Practices Ordinance, please sign and date below. Once signed, the Declaration is deemed
irrevocable for the duration of the campaign.
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elective office sought county. municipality, or other jurisdiction
understand that I am not automatically bound by the Mandatory Fair Campaign Practices Ordinance of
Miami -Dade Co. Nevertheless, I choose to abide by the Mandatory Fair Campaign Practices Ordinance
and recognize the compulsory jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission and its authority to decide whether I
have violated the ordinance at Sec. 2- 11.1.1(C) of the County Code. I further understand that if a violation
is found, tlbAEthics Commission has the authority to impose the appropriate penalty, if any,
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Date
COE, revised 4/2010