{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-733.107","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 733.107","heading":"Designated localities.","body":"(a) When OPM determines that, because of special or unusual circumstances, it is in the domestic interest of employees to participate in local elections, OPM may specify as a designated locality:\n(1) The District of Columbia,\n(2) A municipality or political subdivision in Maryland or Virginia and in the immediate vicinity of the District of Columbia, or\n(3) A municipality in which the majority of voters are employed by the Government of the United States.\n(b) Information as to the documentation required to support a request for designation is furnished by the General Counsel of OPM on request.\n(c) The following municipalities and political subdivisions have been designated, effective on the day specified:\nIn Maryland\nAnnapolis (May 16, 1941).\nAnne Arundel County (March 14, 1973).\nBerwyn Heights (June 15, 1944).\nBethesda (Feb. 17, 1943).\nBladensburg (April 20, 1942).\nBowie (April 11, 1952).\nBrentwood (Sept. 26, 1940).\nCalvert County (June 18, 1992).\nCapitol Heights (Nov. 12, 1940).\nCheverly (Dec. 18, 1940).\nChevy Chase, section 3 (Oct. 8, 1940).\nChevy Chase, section 4 (Oct. 2, 1940).\nChevy Chase View (Feb. 26, 1941).\nChevy Chase Village, Town of (March 4, 1941).\nCollege Park (June 13, 1945).\nCottage City (Jan. 15, 1941).\nDistrict Heights (Nov. 2, 1940).\nEdmonston (Oct. 24, 1940).\nFairmont Heights (Oct. 24, 1940).\nForest Heights (April 22, 1949).\nFrederick County (May 31, 1991).\nGarrett Park (Oct. 2, 1940).\nGlenarden (May 21, 1941).\nGlen Echo (Oct. 22, 1940).\nGreenbelt (Oct. 4, 1940).\nHoward County (April 25, 1974).\nHyattsville (Sept. 20, 1940).\nKensington (Nov. 8, 1940).\nLandover Hills (May 5, 1945).\nMartin's Additions, Village of (Feb. 13, 1941).\nMontgomery County (April 30, 1964).\nMorningside (May 19, 1949).\nMount Rainier (Nov. 22, 1940).\nNew Carrollton (July 7, 1981).\nNorth Beach (Sept. 20, 1940).\nNorth Brentwood (May 6, 1941).\nNorth Chevy Chase (July 22, 1942).\nNorthwest Park (Feb. 17, 1943).\nPrince George's County (June 19, 1962).\nRiverdale (Sept. 26, 1940).\nRockville (April 15, 1948).\nSt. Mary's County (March 2, 1998).\nSeat Pleasant (Aug. 31, 1942).\nSomerset (Nov. 22, 1940).\nTakoma Park (Oct. 22, 1940).\nUniversity Park (Jan. 18, 1941).\nWashington Grove (April 5, 1941).\nIn Virginia\nAlexandria (April 15, 1941).\nArlington County (Sept. 9, 1940).\nClifton (July 14, 1941).\nFairfax, City of (Feb. 9, 1954).\nFairfax County (Nov. 10, 1949).\nFalls Church (June 6, 1941).\nFauquier County\nHerndon (April 7, 1945).\nKing George County (June 6, 2012).\nLoudoun County (Oct. 1, 1971).\nManassas (Jan. 8, 1980).\nManassas Park (March 4, 1980).\nPortsmouth (Feb. 27, 1958).\nPrince William County (Feb. 14, 1967).\nSpotsylvania County (March 2, 1998).\nStafford County (Nov. 2, 1979).\nVienna (March 18, 1946).\nOther Municipalities\nAnchorage, Alaska (Dec. 29, 1947).\nBenicia, Calif. (Feb. 20, 1948).\nBremerton, Wash. (Feb. 27, 1946).\nCenterville, Ga. (Sept. 16, 1971).\nCrane, Ind. (Aug. 3, 1967).\nDistrict of Columbia\nElmer City, Wash. (Oct. 28, 1947).\nHuachuca City, Ariz. (April 9, 1959).\nNew Johnsonville, Tenn. (April 26, 1956).\nNorris, Tenn. (May 6, 1959).\nPort Orchard, Wash. (Feb. 27, 1946).\nSierra Vista, Ariz. (Oct. 5, 1955).\nWarner Robins, Ga. (March 19, 1948).","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 733—POLITICAL ACTIVITY—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RESIDING IN DESIGNATED LOCALITIES"],"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":"95e687165f69929230a1fff7e36a58313857480c687f32444bd961095e230c00","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-733.106","next":"us/5-cfr-734.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}