[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: 5CFR734.302]



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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 C_Prohibited Activities

 

Sec. 734.302  Use of official authority; prohibition.



    (a) An employee may not use his or her official authority or 

influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of 

an election.

    (b) Activities prohibited by paragraph (a) of this section include, 

but are not limited to:

    (1) Using his or her official title while participating in political 

activity;

    (2) Using his or her authority to coerce any person to participate 

in political activity; and

    (3) Soliciting, accepting, or receiving uncompensated individual 

volunteer services from a subordinate for any political purpose.



    Example 1: An employee who signs a letter seeking uncompensated 

volunteer services from individuals may not identify himself or herself 

by using his or her official title. However, the employee may use a 

general form of address, such as ``The Honorable.''

    Example 2: A noncareer member of the Senior Executive Service, or 

another employee covered by this subpart, may not ask his or her 

subordinate employees to provide uncompensated individual volunteer 

services for a political party, partisan political group, or candidate 

for partisan political office. Moreover, he or she may not accept or 

receive such services from a subordinate employee who offers to donate 

them.

    Example 3: An employee may not require any person to contribute to a 

partisan political campaign in order to win a Federal contract:



[61 FR 35100, July 5, 1996]