(a) No person holding a position in the competitive service shall seek or accept election, nomination, or appointment as an officer of a county or municipal political club or organization, or take an active part in, or make any contribution or donation to, any county or municipal political campaign, or serve as a member of a committee of such club or organization or circle, or seek signatures to any petition provided for by any election law, or act as a worker at the polls, or distribute badges or pamphlets, dodgers, or handbills of any kind favoring or opposing any candidate for election, or for nomination to a public office, whether county or municipal; provided, however, that nothing in this subpart shall be construed to prevent any such officer or employee from becoming or continuing to be a member of a political club or organization, or from attendance at a political meeting, or from enjoying entire freedom from all interference in casting his or her vote or from seeking or accepting election or appointment to a public office.
(b) Any wilful violation of this section, or violation through culpable negligence, shall be sufficient grounds to authorize the discharge of any person in the competitive service.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 51A - Montgomery County Municipalities.
Division 5 - Personnel System.
Section 45-51A-32.110 - Personnel Department Created; Board and Director; Meetings.
Section 45-51A-32.111 - Officers and Duties of Board.
Section 45-51A-32.112 - Personnel Director; Pay Plan.
Section 45-51A-32.113 - Applicability; Exempt Service.
Section 45-51A-32.115 - Appointment to Vacant Positions.
Section 45-51A-32.116 - Probationary Period.
Section 45-51A-32.117 - Regular and Probationary Status.
Section 45-51A-32.118 - Power to Transfer, Promote, Demote, etc.; Suspension Without Pay.
Section 45-51A-32.119 - Written Statement of Reasons for Demotion, Dismissal, etc.; Answer; Hearing.
Section 45-51A-32.120 - Appeals.
Section 45-51A-32.121 - Abolition of Position or Employment.
Section 45-51A-32.122 - Political Activities.
Section 45-51A-32.124 - Legal Services.
Section 45-51A-32.125 - Compensation and Expenses; Payments.