(a) A judge who has filed a declaration of candidacy for election or reelection to a judicial office may not withdraw his or her contributions under Section 75520 until after the election. If a judge is elected or reelected to a judicial office, he or she may not withdraw the contributions until that time as the judge has declined to accept the office or has ceased to hold the office to which he or she has been elected.
(b) A judge who has been appointed, commissioned, or nominated to a judicial office of this state may not withdraw his or her contributions under Section 75520 until the judge has declined to serve or terminated his or her service in the latter office.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 118, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2007.)