Prohibited Activity

(a)An employee shall not use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election.

(b)Specific activities in which employees are prohibited from participating include, but are not limited to:

(1)soliciting, collecting, handling, disbursing or accounting for assessments, contributions or other funds for a political party, partisan political organization or candidate;

(2)organizing, selling tickets to, seeking support for or actively participating in a fund-raising activity of a political party, partisan political organization or candidate;

(3)taking an active part in managing the political campaign of a candidate;

(4)being a candidate;

(5)discharging, promoting, demoting or changing the compensation of any other employee or promising or threatening to do so, because said other employee advocates or fails to advocate through contribution, voting or otherwise, a candidate; and

(6)using government travel allowances, government transportation, government supplies or government facilities for the benefit of any political party, partisan political organization or candidate.