N.M. Admin. Code § 10.12.6.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024
Section 10.12.6.10 - PROHIBITED POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

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.

N.M. Admin. Code § 10.12.6.10

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 13, July 15, 2015, eff. 7/1/2015, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 10, May 19, 2020, eff. 5/19/2020