This is for FEDERAL Employees. Will post DOD Directive 1344.10 which clearly outlines MILITARY permissable activity.


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Below are the primary guidelines that active Federal employees need to follow when working or volunteering on a political campaign for federal office. This list is not all-inclusive, and questions regarding the legality of the application of any event or policy should be properly researched or investigated beforehand. This list does not encompass all that is or is not allowed per the regulation.

Active Federal employees may:

  • Be a candidate in a non-partisan political election (that is, an election where the candidate is not running as a member of a political party; examples include city council and school board elections)
  • Register and vote as they choose
  • Assist in Voter Registration Drives
  • Express opinions about candidates and issues
  • Attend fundraisers and contribute money to political organizations and campaigns
  • Volunteer on a campaign
  • Recruit volunteers for a political campaign
  • Participate in activities such as phone banking and precinct walking
  • Display bumper stickers, lawn signs, and other campaign paraphernalia
  • Raise money for their union's political action committee from other union members
  • Volunteer, run for, and hold an office in a local or state political party


Active Federal employees may not:

  • Be a candidate in a political election in which any candidate represents a political party
  • Raise money for a partisan political campaign
  • Allow their names to be used in any fundraising appeal on behalf of a partisan political campaign
  • Participate in a phone bank that is engaged in fundraising for a partisan campaign
  • Raise money for their union's political action committee from persons other than their fellow union members