CFR Subpart C

CFR Subpart C
in effect

5 C.F.R. § 734.301 Exclusion from coverage.

This subpart does not apply to employees in the agencies and positions described in subpart D of this part.

5 C.F.R. § 734.302 Use of official authority; prohibition.

(a) An employee may not use his or her official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election. (b) Activities prohibited by paragraph (a) of this section include, but are not limited to: (1) Using his or her official title while participating in political activity; (2) Using his or her authority to coerce any person to participate in political activity; and (3) Soliciting, accepting, or receiving uncompensated individual volunteer services from a subordinate for any political purpose.

5 C.F.R. § 734.303 Fundraising.

An employee may not knowingly: (a) Personally solicit, accept or receive a political contribution from another person, except under the circumstances specified in § 734.208(b); (b) Personally solicit political contributions in a speech or keynote address given at a fundraiser; (c) Allow his or her official title to be used in connection with fundraising activities; or (d) Solicit, accept, or receive uncompensated volunteer services from an individual who is a subordinate.

5 C.F.R. § 734.304 Candidacy for public office.

An employee may not run for the nomination or as a candidate for election to partisan political office, except as specified in § 734.207.

5 C.F.R. § 734.305 Soliciting or discouraging the political participation of certain persons.

(a) An employee may not knowingly solicit or discourage the participation in any political activity of any person who has an application for any compensation grant, contract, ruling, license, permit, or certificate pending before the employee's employing office. (b) An employee may not knowingly solicit or discourage the participation in any political activity of any person who is the subject of, or a participant in, an ongoing audit, investigation, or enforcement action being carried out by the employee's employing office. (c) Each agency or instrumentality of the United States shall determine when a matter is pending and ongoing within employing offices of the agency or instrumentality for the purposes of this part.

5 C.F.R. § 734.306 Participation in political activities while on duty, in uniform, in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties, or using a Federal vehicle.

(a) An employee may not participate in political activities subject to the provisions of subpart E of this part: (1) While he or she is on duty; (2) While he or she is wearing a uniform, badge, insignia, or other similar item that identifies the employing agency or instrumentality or the position of the employee; (3) While he or she is in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an individual employed or holding office in the Government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof; or (4) While using a Government-owned or leased vehicle or while using a privately-owned vehicle in the discharge of official duties. (b) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) of this section do not apply to employees covered under subpart E of this part.

5 C.F.R. § 734.307 Campaigning for a spouse or family member.

An employee covered under this subpart who is the spouse or family member of either a candidate for partisan political office, candidate for political party office, or candidate for public office in a nonpartisan election, is subject to the same prohibitions as other employees covered under this subpart.

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