Employees are prohibited from:
- A. allowing political or personal considerations to conflict with the interests of a department client’s case;
- B. using official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election or a nomination for office or for any other political purpose;
- C. directly or indirectly coercing, attempting to coerce, commanding, soliciting or advising a client, state or local officer or employee to pay, lend, or contribute anything of value to a party, committee, organization, agency, or person for a political purpose;
- D. threatening to deny promotions or pay increases to any employee who does not vote for certain candidates, requiring employees to contribute a percentage of their pay to a political fund, influencing subordinate employees to buy tickets to political fund-raising dinners and similar events, advising employees to take part in political activity, and matters of a similar nature;
- E. using any state, department or client equipment, facilities, property or time resources for political purposes;
- F. engaging in political activity while on duty; or
- G. being an officer of a political organization.
[10.12.6.10 NMAC - N, 7/1/2015; A, 5/19/2020]