Ala. Code § 45-58A-11.13: Prohibited Activities.

(a) Activities prohibited shall include the following:

(1) No person shall be appointed or promoted to, or dismissed from any position, or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment on the basis of gender, race, national origin, political activity, or age.

(2) No person shall seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position.

(3) No person shall use, directly or indirectly, any official authority to influence, whether possessed or anticipated, to secure or attempt to secure for any person an appointment or advantage in appointment to a position, an increase in pay, or any other advantage in employment in a position, for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person, or for any consideration.

(4) No person in the employment of the city, whether regular or other-wise, shall be denied the right to participate in city, county, and state political activities to the same extent as any other citizen of this state, including endorsing candidates and contributing to campaigns.

(5) Persons in the employment of the city may join local political clubs and organizations and state or national political parties.

(6) Persons in the employment of the city may publicly support issues of public welfare, circulate petitions calling for, or in support of, referendums and the right to contribute freely to those of his or her choosing.

(7) No persons shall engage in political activity while on duty, or in uniform.

(8) No person shall attempt to use political authority or position for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person. Any person who violates this subdivision shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period not to exceed two years, or both.

(b) Candidacy for a public office in the city by a regular employee of the city shall be as follows:

(1) An employee shall resign his or her position for the purpose of becoming a candidate for nomination or election to a public office in the city, but he or she shall be eligible for a leave of absence without pay if the following conditions are met:

a. A written resignation is submitted to the appointing authority stating the purpose of the resignation with a copy forwarded to the director.

b. Within the six-month period next succeeding the day of resignation, he or she requests to be reinstated to the eligible register for the position.

c. The position has not been filled between the day of resignation and the day of the appointment.

d. He or she is reappointed to the position within the six-month period next succeeding the day of resignation.

(2) If each of the foregoing conditions are met, the employee shall be considered as having been on a leave of absence.