Code of Federal Regulations Title 5. Administrative Personnel § 5.734.302 Use of official authority;  prohibition

(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.

Example 1:  An employee who signs a letter seeking uncompensated volunteer services from individuals may not identify himself or herself by using his or her official title. However, the employee may use a general form of address, such as “The Honorable.”

Example 2:  A noncareer member of the Senior Executive Service, or another employee covered by this subpart, may not ask his or her subordinate employees to provide uncompensated individual volunteer services for a political party, partisan political group, or candidate for partisan political office. Moreover, he or she may not accept or receive such services from a subordinate employee who offers to donate them.

Example 3:  An employee may not require any person to contribute to a partisan political campaign in order to win a Federal contract: