[Holding of political office and/or contributions prohibited.]
Montgomery City Code, App. A, ch. 4, art. I, § 13
in effectSection 13. - [Holding of political office and/or contributions prohibited.]
(a) No person holding a position in the competitive service shall seek or accept election, nomination or appointment as an officer of a county or municipal political club or organization, or take an active part in, or make any contribution or donation to, any county or municipal political campaign, or serve as a member of a committee of such club or organization or circle, or seek signatures to any petition provided for by any election law, or act as a worker at the polls, or distribute badges or pamphlets, dodgers, or handbills of any kind favoring or opposing any candidate for election, or for nomination to a public office, whether county or municipal; provided, however, that nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent any such officer or employee from becoming or continuing to be a member of a political club or organization, or from attendance at a political meeting, or from enjoying entire freedom from all interference in casting his vote or from seeking or accepting election or appointment to a public office.
(b) Any wilful violation of this section, or violation through culpable negligence, shall be sufficient grounds to authorize the discharge of any person in the competitive service.
Source: City of Montgomery, Alabama, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/al/montgomery/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=APXALOAC_CH4OFEM_ARTIACNO22801971P.3671PESY_S13HOPOOFCOPRFetched: 11/8/2026