[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR734.203]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 734_POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B_Permitted Activities
 
Sec. 734.203  Participation in nonpartisan activities.

    An employee may:
    (a) Express his or her opinion privately and publicly on political 
subjects;
    (b) Be politically active in connection with a question which is not 
specifically identified with a political party, such as a constitutional 
amendment, referendum, approval of a municipal ordinance or any other 
question or issue of a similar character;
    (c) Participate in the nonpartisan activities of a civic, community, 
social, labor, or professional organization, or of a similar 
organization; and
    (d) Participate fully in public affairs, except as prohibited by 
other Federal law, in a manner which does not compromise his or her 
efficiency or integrity as an employee or the neutrality, efficiency, or 
integrity of the agency or instrumentality of the United States 
Government or the District of Columbia Government in which he or she is 
employed.


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    Example 1: An employee may participate, including holding office, in 
any nonpartisan group. Such participation may include fundraising as 
long as the fundraising is not in any way connected with any partisan 
political issue, group, or candidate, and as long as the fundraising 
complies with part 2635 of this title as well as any other directives 
that may apply, e.g., the Federal Property Management Regulations in 41 
CFR chapter 101.
    Example 2: An employee, individually or collectively with other 
employees, may petition or provide information to Congress as provided 
in 5 U.S.C. 7211.

[59 FR 48769, Sept. 23, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 35100, July 5, 1996]