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RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES - ORS 260.432 REMINDERS "QUICK CARD "(*dakd 714102) Generally, ORS 260.432 states that a *public employee may not while on the job during working hours, promote or oppose election petitions, candidates or ballot measures. Additionally, no person (including elected officials) may re uire a public employyee (at any time) to do so. * "Public employee" include ub &c a�iciad n ha are not sleeted vhather they are paid or unpaid (inclur&ng appointed boards and�mmmissionr). Note: As used in this "Quick Card ": • We use the phrase "advocate(s) a political position' to mean - promote or oppose an initiative, referendum or recall petition, candidate or ballot measure. • The term "impartial" means equitable, fair, unbiased and dispassionate. See the Secretary of State's detailed memo on ORS 260.432 for specific factors to assist in ensuring impartiality in communications about ballot measures. PROHIBITED AC'T'IVITIES. A public employee, while on the job during working hours: • May not prepare or distribute written material, post website information, transmit emails or make a presentation that advocates a political position; • May not collect funds, prepare filing forms or correspondence on behalf of candidates or political committees; • May not produce or distribute a news release or letter announcing an elected official's political position; • May not make outgoing calls to schedule or organize campaign events or other political activity on behalf of an elected official or political committee; • May not grant unequal access to public facilities to candidates or political committees; • May not draft, type, format or edit a governing body's resolution that advocates a political position; • May not prepare or give recommendations to the governing body urging which way to vote on such a resolution; • May not sign such a resolution, except if signature is only ministerial and clearly included to attest board took the vote; • May not announce the governing body's position on such a resolution to the media; and • May not include the governing body's position or vote on such a resolution in a jurisdiction's newsletter or other publication. ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES. A public employee, while on the job during working hours: • May prepare and distribute impartial written material or make an impartial presentation that discusses election subjects; • May wear political buttons at any time subject to applicable employer policies; (continued on back of card)