{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-151.122","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 151.122","heading":"Candidacy; exceptions.","body":"Section 151.121(c) does not apply to—\n(a) The Governor or Lieutenant Governor of a State or an individual authorized by law to act as Governor;\n(b) The Mayor of a city;\n(c) A duly elected head of an executive department of a State, municipality, or the District of Columbia, who is not classified under a merit or civil service system of a State, municipality, or the District of Columbia;\n(d) An individual holding elective office;\n(e) Activity in connection with a nonpartisan election; or\n(f) Candidacy for a position of officer of a political party, delegate to a political party convention, member of a National, State, or local committee of a political party, or any similar position.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 151—POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF STATE OR LOCAL OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"d5ae4bfd2d0261dad2baca352301458490ccbbf3524196bccb6684711c4d5377","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-151.121","next":"us/5-cfr-175.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}