Alabama § 45-58A-70.51

§ 45-58A-70.51.

(a) All of the following activities shall be prohibited:

(1) No individual may be appointed or promoted to, or dismissed from, any position, or any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment on the basis of any characteristic protected by federal law.

(2) No individual may seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position.

(3) No individual may use, directly or indirectly, any official possessed or anticipated authority to influence, secure, or attempt to secure for any other individual an appointment or advantage in appointment to any position, an increase in pay, or any other advantage in employment in a position, for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any individual, or for any consideration.

(4) No individual in the employment of the city, whether regular or otherwise, may be denied the right to participate in political activities, to the same extent as any other resident of the state, including endorsing candidates or contributing to campaigns.

(5) No individual in the employment of the city may be prohibited from joining local political clubs or organizations or state or national political parties.

(6) No individual in the employment of the city may be prohibited from publicly supporting issues of public welfare or circulating or contributing to petitions calling for or supporting referenda.

(7) No individual in the employment of the city may engage in political activity while on duty or in uniform.

(8) No individual in the employment of the city may attempt to use political authority or position for the purposes of influencing the vote or political action of another individual.

(b) A regular employee of the city may seek candidacy for public office in the city by resigning from his or her position for the purpose of becoming a candidate for nomination or election to a public office in the city. The employee’s resignation shall be considered a leave of absence without pay if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) A written resignation is submitted to the employee’s appointing authority stating the purpose for the resignation with a copy forwarded to the director.

(2) Within six months of the resignation date, he or she requests to be reinstated to the eligible register for the position.

(3) The position has not been filled between the resignation date and the appointment date.

(4) Within six months of the resignation date, he or she is reappointed to the position.