[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 11, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 11CFR7.11]

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                       TITLE 11--FEDERAL ELECTIONS
 
                 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
 
PART 7_STANDARDS OF CONDUCT--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B_Conduct and Responsibilities of Employees or Commissioners
 
Sec.  7.11  Political and organization activity.

    (a) Due to the Federal Election Commission's role in the political 
process, the following restrictions on political activities are required 
in addition to those imposed by the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. 7324 et seq.):
    (1) No Commissioner or employee should publicly support a candidate, 
political party, or political committee subject to the jurisdiction of 
the Commission. No Commissioner or employee should work for a candidate, 
political party or political committee subject to the jurisdiction of 
the Commission. Commissioners and employees should be aware that 
contributing to candidates, political parties, or political committees 
subject to the jurisdiction

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of the Commission is likely to result in a conflict of interest.
    (2) No Commissioner or employee shall display partisan buttons, 
badges or other insignia on Commission premises.
    (b) Special Government employees are subject to the restrictions 
contained in this section for the entire 24 hours of any day on which 
the employee is on active duty status.
    (c) Employees on leave, leave without pay, or on furlough or 
terminal leave, even though the employees' resignations have been 
accepted, are subject to the restrictions of this section. A separated 
employee who has received a lump-sum payment for annual leave, however, 
is not subject to the restrictions during the period covered by the 
lump-sum payment or thereafter, provided he or she does not return to 
Federal employment during that period. An employee is not permitted to 
take a leave of absence to work with a political candidate, committee, 
or organization or become a candidate for office despite any 
understanding that he or she will resign his or her position if 
nominated or elected.
    (d) An employee is accountable for political activity by another 
person acting as his or her agent or under the employee's direction or 
control if the employee is thus accomplishing what he or she may not 
lawfully do directly and openly.