Participation in political campaigning; prohibitions.
5 C.F.R. § 734.411
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01An employee covered under this subpart may not:
(a) Take an active part in managing the political campaign of a candidate for partisan political office or a candidate for political party office;
(b) Campaign for partisan political office;
(c) Canvass for votes in support of or in opposition to a candidate for partisan political office or a candidate for political party office, if such canvassing is done in concert with such a candidate, or of a political party, or partisan political group;
(d) Endorse or oppose a candidate for partisan political office or a candidate for political party office in a political advertisement, broadcast, campaign literature, or similar material if such endorsement or opposition is done in concert with such a candidate, political party, or partisan political group;
(e) Initiate or circulate a partisan nominating petition.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-5.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026