Besides the provisions within the employee handbook, state laws governing public employees have provisions applicable in the election/eampaign context. You may participate fully in the election process so long as you do not run afoul of the handbook provisions and the following rules of conduct from the State Ethics Commission: Rules of Conduct for Public Employees All public employees, public officeholders, and public members are expected to adhere to and follow the rules of conduct as outlined in the Ethies Reform Act. Anyone who is found ‘guilty of viola rules is subject to prosecution by the State Ethies Commission and the Attorney General's Offic No public official, public member, or p office, membership, or employment or develop, participate in developing or attempt to use his office, membership, or employmer uence a government decision to obtain an economic interests for himself, a member of his immediate family, an individual with whom he is asSotiated, or a business with which he is ssociated A person may not directly or indirectly give, offer, or promise anything of value to a publie official, public member, or public employee with intent to influence the public officials, public members, or public employees official responsibilities nor is the publi official, public member, or public employee (o ask, demand, solicit, or accept anything of value for himself or for another person in return for fulfilling his official responsibilities or duties. A public official, publie member, or public employee may not reesive anything of value for speaking before 2 public or private group ifthe speech is incidental (o the public official's, public members, or public employees duties us a public official, public member, or public employee. However, a meal can be accepted if providee speaking engagement where all participants are al is incidental to ‘he speaking engagement. Public officials, public members, or public employees may not receive money in addition to that received by the publie official, public member, or public employee in his official capacity for advice or assistance given in the course of his employment as a publie offi public member, or public employee. al, No publie official, public member, or public employee may disclose confidential information gained as a result of his responsibility as a publie official, public member, or public employee that would affect an economic interests held by himself, a member of his immediate fam aan individual with whom he is associated, or a business with which he is associated. [No person may serve on as a member of a governmental regulatory agency that regu) any business with which that person is associated,