11-316

Political activities prohibited

[§11-316] Political activities prohibited. (a) No commissioner or employee of the commission shall participate in any political campaign, including making a contribution to a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, during the commissioner’s term of office or employee’s term of employment.

(b) Each commissioner and employee of the commission shall retain the right to:

(1) Register and vote in any election;

(2) Participate in the nonpolitical activities of a civic, community, social, labor, or professional organization, or of a similar organization;

(3) Be a member of a political party or other noncandidate political organization and participate in its activities to the extent consistent with law; and

(4) Otherwise participate fully in public affairs, except as prohibited by law, in a manner that does not materially compromise the commissioner’s or the employee’s efficiency or integrity as a commissioner or employee or the neutrality, efficiency, or integrity of the commission.

© Any commissioner or employee of the commission may request an advisory opinion from the state ethics commission to determine whether a particular activity constitutes or would constitute a violation of the code of ethics under part II of chapter 84 or this section. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]