[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 5, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 5CFR734.203]



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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. 734.203  Participation in nonpartisan activities.



    An employee may:

    (a) Express his or her opinion privately and publicly on political 

subjects;

    (b) Be politically active in connection with a question which is not 

specifically identified with a political party, such as a constitutional 

amendment, referendum, approval of a municipal ordinance or any other 

question or issue of a similar character;

    (c) Participate in the nonpartisan activities of a civic, community, 

social, labor, or professional organization, or of a similar 

organization; and

    (d) Participate fully in public affairs, except as prohibited by 

other Federal law, in a manner which does not compromise his or her 

efficiency or integrity as an employee or the neutrality, efficiency, or 

integrity of the agency or instrumentality of the United States 

Government or the District of Columbia Government in which he or she is 

employed.





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    Example 1: An employee may participate, including holding office, in 

any nonpartisan group. Such participation may include fundraising as 

long as the fundraising is not in any way connected with any partisan 

political issue, group, or candidate, and as long as the fundraising 

complies with part 2635 of this title as well as any other directives 

that may apply, e.g., the Federal Property Management Regulations in 41 

CFR chapter 101.

    Example 2: An employee, individually or collectively with other 

employees, may petition or provide information to Congress as provided 

in 5 U.S.C. 7211.



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