Texas § LG.150.002 - POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
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§ LG.150.002. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. (a) While in uniform or on active duty, an employee of the fire or police department of the municipality may not engage in a political activity relating to a campaign for an elective office. (b) For the purposes of this section, a person engages in a political activity if the person: (1) makes a public political speech supporting or opposing a candidate; (2) distributes a card or other political literature relating to the campaign of a candidate; (3) wears a campaign button; (4) circulates or signs a petition for a candidate; (5) solicits votes for a candidate; or (6) solicits campaign contributions for a candidate. (c) While out of uniform and not on active duty, an employee of the fire or police department may engage in a political activity relating to a campaign for an elective office, including each activity listed by Subsection (b), except that the person may not solicit campaign contributions for a candidate other than from members of an employee organization to which that person belongs. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 34(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
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Section LG.150.002 ("POLITICAL ACTIVITIES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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