Legislative Requests and Inquiries. In the course of an employee’s official duties, all requests or inquiries from public officials or their staffs must be referred to the Department/Agency head or his/her designee before any action is taken, unless employees are directed to handle such requests otherwise by the Department/Agency head or his/her designee. No employee shall use his/her official authority directly or indirectly to coerce, attempt to coerce, command, advise or prevent any person or body to pay, lend or contribute anything of value to any party candidate or political committee.
Legislative Requests and Inquiries. All requests or inquiries from public officials or their staffs must be referred to the agency/department head or his or her designee before any action is taken, unless employees are directed to handle such requests otherwise by the agency/department head or his/her designee. All requests or inquiries from legislators or other public officials or their staff must be referred to the Department of Revenue Problem Resolution Office before any action is taken by the employees, unless employees are directed to handle such requests otherwise by the Commissioner or his/her designee. This provision shall not enlarge, abridge or interfere with a labor organization’s ability to speak out on issues covered by M. G. L. Chapter 150E, or an employee’s speech rights under the Federal Constitution. No employee shall use his/her official authority directly or indirectly to coerce, attempt to coerce, command, advise or prevent any person or body to pay, lend or contribute anything of value to any party candidate or political committee. No employee shall solicit or accept funds or anything of value for any party, political committee, agency, person or organization for political purposes. Employees are not prohibited from contributing to the campaign committee or organization for nominating or election of any individual running for public office or to any committee, agency, or organization for political purposes. Employees are prohibited from campaigning for political office for themselves or others during normal working hours. Employees are prohibited from being a candidate for federal, state or full-time municipal office while on active duty. Such employees must obtain a leave of absence to run for such offices. Employees are prohibited from wearing a political or campaign button while on official agency/departmental business. Employees shall abide by the provisions of the following paragraph form M.G.L. Chapter 268A, Section 11 which provides: “This section shall not prohibit a state or county employee from holding an elective or appointing office in a city, town or district nor in any way prohibit such an employee from performing the duties of or receiving the compensation provided for such office.” 130 MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Employee Certificate of Filing FORM # CC-1 1.) I, Filed my MASSACHUSETTS INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RETURN for the year on / / (date).
