[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2, Parts 700 to 1199]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR734.204]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (Continued)
 
PART 734--POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Permitted Activities
 
Sec. 734.204  Participation in political organizations.

    An employee may:
    (a) Be a member of a political party or other political group and 
participate in its activities;
    (b) Serve as an officer of a political party or other political 
group, a member of a national, State, or local committee of a political 
party, an officer or member of a committee of a political group, or be a 
candidate for any of these positions;
    (c) Attend and participate fully in the business of nominating 
caucuses of political parties;
    (d) Organize or reorganize a political party organization or 
political group; and
    (e) Participate in a political convention, rally, or other political 
gathering.
    (f) Serve as a delegate, alternate, or proxy to a political party 
convention.
    Example 1: An employee of the Department of Education may serve as a 
delegate, alternate, or proxy to a State or national party convention.
    Example 2: A noncareer member of the Senior Executive Service, or 
other employee covered under this subpart, may serve as a vice-president 
of a political action committee, as long as the duties of the office do 
not involve personal solicitation, acceptance, or receipt of political 
contributions. Ministerial activities which precede or follow the 
official acceptance and receipt, such as handling, disbursing, or 
accounting for contributions are not covered under the definitions of 
accept and receive in Sec. 734.101. Sections 734.208 and 734.303 
describe in detail permitted and prohibited activities which are related 
to fundraising.
    Example 3: An employee of the Federal Communications Commission may 
make motions or place a name in nomination at a nominating caucus.
    Example 4: An employee of the Department of the Interior may serve 
as an officer of a candidate's campaign committee as long as he does not 
personally solicit, accept, or receive political contributions. Sections 
734.208 and 734.303 of this part describe in detail permitted and 
prohibited activities which are related to fundraising.

[59 FR 48769, Sept. 23, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 35100, July 5, 1996]