2663

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

(A)    No person shall willfully or corruptly make
any false statement, certificate, mark, rating or
report in regard to any test held or certification or
appointment made under the personnel provisions of
this Charter or in any manner commit or attempt to
commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of
such personnel provisions or the rules made
thereunder. [No officer or employee in the classified
service shall continue in such position after becoming
a candidate for nomination or election to any public
office.] No person seeking appointment to or
promotion in the classified service shall either
directly or indirectly give, render or pay any money,
service or other valuable thing to any person or seek
or attempt to use any political endorsement of any
elected official for or on account of or in connection
with his test, appointment, proposed appointment,
promotion or proposed promotion. [No appointed
officer or employee whose salary or expenses are
payable in whole or in part from the County funds
shall participate in any political activity,
whatsoever, other than the exercise of his rights as a
citizen to cast his ballot. Any county officer or
employee who violates any of the provisions of this
Article shall forfeit his office or position forthwith
and upon conviction of such violation shall be
punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for not more than

six months. ] NO PERSON SHALL FOR THE PURPOSE, OF

INFLUENCING THE VOTE OR POLITICAL ACTION OF ANY COUNTY
EMPLOYEE, OR FOR ANY CONSIDERATION, USE OR PROMISE ...TO

USE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY OFFICIAL AUTHORITY OR

INFLUENCE, WHETHER POSSESSED OR ANTICIPATED, TO SECURE

OR ATTEMPT TO SECURE FOR ANY PERSON AN APPOINTMENT OR

ADVANTAGE IN APPOINTMENT TO A POSITION IN THE CIVIL

SERVICE, OR AN INCREASE IN PAY OR OTHER ADVANTAGE IN

EMPLOYMENT IN ANY SUCH POSITION. Any person who

violates any of the provisions of this [Article] SUB-
SECTION, upon conviction of such violation, shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) or imprisonment for not more than six months
and such person shall for a period of five years be
ineligible for appointment for a position in the
County service.

(B)   NO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, EXCEPT OFFICERS
HOLDING ELECTIVE OFFICES, WHOSE SALARY OR EXPENSES ARE
PAYABLE IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM COUNTY FUNDS SHALL
CONTINUE IN SUCH POSITION AFTER BECOMING A CANDIDATE
FOR NOMINATION OR OFFICE IN A POLITICAL PARTY, OR