Guam § 5102 - Permitted Activity.

§ 5102. Permitted Activity.

(a) An employee may engage in political activity to the

fullest extent consistent with the restrictions set forth in § 5103,

so long as such activity does not materially compromise his

efficiency or integrity as an employee, or the neutrality,

efficiency or integrity of his department or agency. Each

employee specifically retains the right to register and vote in an

election and, while not on duty and while not in a uniform

identifying him as an employee, to:

(1) Express his opinion as an individual citizen

privately and publicly on political issues and candidates;

(2) Display a political picture, sticker or badge or

button;

(3) Participate in the non-partisan political activities of

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a civic community, social labor, professional or similar

organization;

(4) Be a member, officer, or delegate of a political

party or other political organization and participate in its

activities to the fullest extent consistent with § 5103;

(5) Attend a political convention, rally, fund-raising

function, or other gathering;

(6) Sign a political petition as an individual citizen;

(7) Make, as an individual citizen, a contribution to or

expenditure on behalf of a political party or organization or

candidate;

(8) Be free from any obligation to contribute to any

political fund or to render any political service;

(9) Participate in political activity in connection with a

question not specifically identified with a political party: for

example, soliciting signatures for petition relative to

changing working conditions or campaigning for an issue in

a referendum; and

(10) Serve as member of a precinct board or other

election official who performs duties under Title 3 GCA.

(b) Employees of the following government entities are

prohibited from taking an active part in political management or

political campaigns:

(1) the Guam Election Commission;

(2) the Civil Service Commission;

(3) the Office of Public Accountability;

(4) the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tax

Enforcement Division of the Department of Revenue and

Taxation;

(5) the Sworn police officer; and

(6) the Prosecution Division of the Office of the Attorney

General. For the purposes of this Section, the term “active part

in political management or in a political campaign” means to

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campaign for or against candidates, or otherwise engage in

political activity in concert with a political party, a candidate for

partisan political office, or a partisan political group.