[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: 5CFR734.405]



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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 D_Employees in Certain Agencies and Positions

 

Sec. 734.405  Campaigning for a spouse or family member.



    An employee covered under this subpart who is the spouse or family 

member of either a candidate for partisan political office, or a 

candidate for political party office, may appear in photographs of the 

candidate's family which might appear in a political advertisement, a 

broadcast, campaign literature, or similar material. A spouse or a 

family member who is covered by the Hatch Act Reform Amendments also may 

attend political functions with the candidate. However, the spouse or 

family member may not distribute campaign literature or solicit, accept, 

or receive political contributions.



    Example 1: An employee who is the spouse of a candidate for partisan 

political office may stand in the receiving line and sit at the head 

table during a political dinner honoring the spouse.

    Example 2: An employee who is the daughter of a candidate for 

partisan political office may appear in a family photograph which is 

printed in a campaign flier, but she may not distribute the flier at a 

campaign rally.