Indiana § 33-23-12-1 - Legislative findings
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§ 33-23-12-1. Legislative findings
Sec. 1. The general assembly finds that:
(1) the right of every citizen to freely participate in political activity is inherent in the guarantee of free speech contained in Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana and in Amendment I to the Constitution of the United States;
(2) the right to freely participate in political activity is guaranteed to state employees under IC 4-15-10-2;
(3) the judiciary is not less subject to constitutional strictures against governmental interference with the free exercise of speech than are the executive and legislative branches of government; and
(4) employees in the judicial branch of state government have the same rights guaranteed to all Indiana citizens.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-1-17-1.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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