States’ Rules on Civil Service Employees Running for Office
| States
that place no restrictions on employees running for
office (partisan or nonpartisan) (other than using no
state resources including state time): Alabama |
States
where an employee must resign from his job upon becoming
a candidate for a partisan election, but not for a
nonpartisan election: Alaska |
States
that say an employee must take a leave of absence to run
for any partisan office: Connecticut
|
States
that say an employee must take a leave of absence upon
becoming a candidate to a local partisan or nonpartisan
office, and must resign upon becoming a candidate for a
state or federal office: West Virginia |
States
that say an employee must take a leave of absence to run
for any public office: Arizona* *Arizona stipulates any paid public office |
Exceptions: Georgia is in a class by itself. Rules in Georgia depend on the agencies involved. However, state law protects the employees’ right to run for local office as long as the office is not full time. |