[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
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

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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.