No officer or employee engaged in the administration of the vocational rehabilitation and independent living rehabilitation programs shall use his official authority to influence or permit the use of the vocational rehabilitation and independent living rehabilitation programs for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the results thereof or for any partisan political purpose. No such officer or employee shall solicit or receive, nor shall any officer or employee be obliged to contribute or render, any service, assistance, subscription, assessment, or contribution for any political purpose. Any officer or employee violating this provision shall be subject to discharge or suspension.

L.1955, c. 64, p. 216, s. 13. Amended by L.1961, c. 20, p. 105, s. 7.