Welcome to WAB.
You won't get in trouble expressing your political views, here are what you may and may not do:
Active Federal employees may:- Be a candidate in a political election in which no candidates represent a political party
- Register and vote as they choose
- Assist in Voter Registration Drives
- Express opinions about candidates and issues
- Attend fundraisers and contribute money to political organizations and campaigns
- Volunteer on a campaign
- Recruit volunteers for a political campaign
- Participate in activities such as phone banking and precinct walking
- Display bumper stickers, lawn signs, and other campaign paraphernalia
- Raise money for their union's political action committee from other union members
- Run for nonpartisan offices (that is, parties are not listed on the ballot)
- Volunteer, run for, and hold an office in a local or state political party
Active Federal employees may not:- Be a candidate in a political election in which any candidate represents a political party
- Raise money for a partisan political campaign
- Allow their names to be used in any fundraising appeal on behalf of a partisan political campaign
- Participate in a phone bank that is engaged in fundraising for a partisan campaign
- Raise money for their union's political action committee from persons other than their fellow union members