§ 734.404 Participation in political organizations

5 CFR 734.404(a)(a) Each employee covered under this subpart retains the right to:

5 CFR 734.404(a)(1)(1) Participate in the nonpartisan activities of a civic, community, social, labor, or professional organization, or of a similar organization;

5 CFR 734.404(a)(2)(2) Be a member of a political party or other partisan political group and participate in its activities to the extent consistent with other Federal law;

5 CFR 734.404(a)(3)(3) Attend a political convention, rally, fund-raising function, or other political gathering; and

5 CFR 734.404(a)(4)(4) Make a financial contribution to a political party, partisan political group, or to the campaign committee of a candidate for partisan political office.

5 CFR 734.404(b)(b) Subject to the provisions in § 734.406, an employee covered under this subpart may make a financial contribution to a political action committee through a voluntary allotment made under § 550.311(b) of this chapter if the head of the employee's agency permits agency employees to make such allotments to political action committees.

5 CFR 734.404(c)(c) An employee who is covered under this subpart and is a payroll official in an agency where employees are permitted to make allotments to political action committees may process the completed direct deposit forms for voluntary allotments which have been made to such committees under § 550.311(b) of this chapter.