{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-734.206","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 734.206","heading":"Participation in elections.","body":"An employee may:\n(a) Register and vote in any election;\n(b) Act as recorder, watcher, challenger, or similar officer at polling places;\n(c) Serve as an election judge or clerk, or in a similar position; and\n(d) Drive voters to polling places for a partisan political candidate, partisan political group, or political party.\nExample:\nAn employee may drive voters to polling places in a privately owned vehicle, but not in a Government-owned or leased vehicle.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 734—POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES","Subpart B—Permitted Activities"],"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":"09f75f8facab32aa5e422a4b0cac120d7259fe9b5660fa48624ccb29024ffb38","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-734.205","next":"us/5-cfr-734.207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}