(a) Classified employees are prohibited from participating in partisan political activities.
(b) Political activities permitted to classified employees include:
(1) Registering and voting;
(2) Expressing opinions, either orally or in writing;
(3) Making voluntary financial contributions to political candidates;
(4) Circulating petitions on legislation related to their employment;
(5) Attending political rallies that are open to the public;
(6) Signing nominating petitions in support of individuals;
(7) Displaying political stickers, badges and buttons on their private vehicles or person.
(c) Political activities prohibited to classified employees include:
(1) Participating in a partisan election as a candidate for office;
(2) Declaring candidacy for an elected office that is filled by partisan election;
(3) Circulating official nominating petitions for any candidate for an office filled by partisan election;
(4) Holding an elected or appointed office in any political organization;
(5) Accepting appointment to any office normally filled by partisan election;
(6) Campaigning by writing for publications, or distributing political material;
(7) Soliciting, either directly or indirectly, an assessment, contribution or subscription for any party or candidate for partisan office;
(8) Soliciting the sale or selling political party tickets, materials or other political matter;
(9) Engaging in partisan political activities at the polls, such as soliciting votes, assisting voters, assisting voters to mark ballots, transporting or helping get out the voters on Election Day, or watching the polls as a representative of a political party.
(Ord. 94-93. Passed 12-2-94)