KRS 150.081: Political activity forbidden.

While retaining the right to vote as he may please and to express privately his opinion of

all political subjects and issues, no employee or officer of the department including the

commissioner, shall take any active part in political management or politic al campaigns,

nor shall he use his office or influence for the purpose of interfering in any election or

affecting the results thereof, or for the purpose of coercing the political action of any body

or person or for the purpose of directly or indirectly i nfluencing any person in the

selection or appointment of a member to the commission.