5 CFR 734.205
§ 734.205 Participation in political campaigns.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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Subject to the prohibitions in § 734.306, an employee may:
(a) Display pictures, signs, stickers, badges, or buttons associated with political parties, candidates for partisan political office, or partisan political groups, as long as these items are displayed in accordance with the provisions of § 734.306 of subpart C of this part;
(b) Initiate or circulate a nominating petition for a candidate for partisan political office;
(c) Canvass for votes in support of or in opposition to a partisan political candidate or a candidate for political party office;
(d) Endorse or oppose a partisan political candidate or a candidate for political party office in a political advertisement, broadcast, campaign literature, or similar material;
(e) Address a convention, caucus, rally, or similar gathering of a political party or political group in support of or in opposition to a partisan political candidate or a candidate for political party office; and
(f) Take an active part in managing the political campaign of a partisan political candidate or a candidate for political party office.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.