WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 10

13-103. EMPLOYEE RIGHTS.

EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS TITLE, AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL
ENTITY:

(1)      MAY FREELY PARTICIPATE IN ANY POLITICAL ACTIVITY AND
EXPRESS ANY POLITICAL OPINION; AND

(2)      MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ANY POLITICAL SERVICE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Chapter ______, Acts of 1993, which enacted Division I of the

State Personnel Article, also enacted this section, which is derived without
substantive change from the first clause of former Art. 33, § 28-1 and Art. 33,
§ 28-1(3), as those provisions related to employees of local entities.

In item (1) of this section, the reference to "political activity" is substituted
for the former reference to "politics or political campaigns" for brevity.

Defined term: "Local entity" § 13-101

13-104. EFFECT OF TITLE.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW OF THIS STATE EFFECTIVE ON OR
BEFORE JUNE 30, 1973, OR ANY LOCAL LAW, THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THIS
TITLE ARE THE ONLY RESTRICTIONS ON THE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF AN
EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL ENTITY, EXCEPT FOR THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON
EMPLOYEES OF A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS BY ARTICLE 33, § 2-6 OF
THE CODE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Chapter ______, Acts of 1993, which enacted Division I of the

State Personnel Article also enacted this section, which is derived without
substantive change from former Art. 33, § 28-2, as it related to employees of
local entities.

In the introductory language of this section, the phrase "[notwithstanding any
other law ... effective on or before June 30, 1973" is substituted for the first
clause of the first sentence of former Art. 33, § 28-2, which generally repealed
conflicting State and local laws. The inclusion of the effective date of the
former law recognizes the possibility that subsequent enactments may have
been intended to supersede this title. See, e.g., Art. 2B, § 158(n)(8) of the
Code.

The former reference to "Article 64A, § 9G" is deleted because Ch.___, Acts

of 1993, incorporates that former section in Art. 33, § 2-6 of the Code.

Defined term: "Local entity" § 13-101

13-105. RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.

AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL ENTITY MAY NOT:

(1) ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY WHILE ON THE JOB DURING
WORKING HOURS; OR

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