(a) In county elections, no employee shall make, solicit, or receive any assessment, donation, subscription, or contribution for any political purpose whatsoever except to exercise his or her right as a citizen to express his or her opinion and cast his or her vote; no employee shall assist any candidate for nomination or election to county office or make any public statement in support of or against any such candidate, or participate in any manner whatever in the campaign of any candidate in any county election; and no employee shall receive any appointment or advancement as a reward for his or her support of a candidate for office or a political party; nor shall he or her be dismissed, suspended, or reduced in rank or pay as punishment for failure to support any candidate for political office. Any employee who shall desire to become a candidate for county office shall, upon qualifying for such office, take leave of absence without pay to campaign for such office. Upon winning any such election, the employee shall resign from his or her position of employment with the county.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-22-120.13

  • County: means Cullman County, Alabama; "employee" means any person who is employed in the service of the county on a regular full-time basis; "exempt service" means those employees to whom this article shall not apply; "classified service" means those employees to whom this article shall apply; "commission" means the County Commission of Cullman County; "board" means the personnel board; "head of department/office" includes the sheriff, revenue commissioner, judge of probate, and chair of the county commission. See Alabama Code 45-22-120.02
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • subscription: include a mark when the person cannot write, if his name is written near the mark, and witnessed by a person who writes his own name as a witness, and include with respect to corporate securities facsimile signature placed upon any instrument or writing with intent to execute or authenticate such instrument or writing. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) The provisions of this section notwithstanding, nothing herein contained shall be construed as limiting the activities of county employees in city, state, or national elections, nor as prohibiting an employee from being a member, officer, or beat committeeman or committeewoman of a political party; neither shall this article interfere with any duty such employee might have as such member, officer, or beat committeeman or committeewoman.
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