[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
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[CITE: 5CFR4.1]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 4_PROHIBITED PRACTICES (RULE IV)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 4.1  Prohibition against political activity.

    No person employed in the executive branch of the Federal 
Government, or any agency or department thereof, shall use his official 
authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election 
or affecting the result thereof. No person occupying a position in the 
competitive service shall take any active part in political management 
or in political campaigns, except as may be provided by or pursuant to 
statute. All such persons shall retain the right to vote as they may 
choose and to express their opinions on all political subjects and 
candidates.

[28 FR 10024, Sept. 14, 1963]