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121.320 Assessment of state or federal employee prohibited.
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No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain money by assessment or coercion
from any state or federal employee with the purpose of using the money to
promote or aid the candidacy of any person, or any political party, or any
question to be voted upon by the voters of this state or any section or portion of
this state in any state, national, district, county, city or precinct election, or
primary election, or in securing delegates or in any manner where nominations
are to be made by convention. Every assessment and each act of coercion
shall constitute a separate offense.
The term "assessment," as used in this section, means the fixing of any
amount, to be given in money by any employee, and the soliciting of that
amount or any amount in money from a person so assessed. The term
"coercion," as used in this section, means any threat of discharging any
employee for failure to contribute any amount of money for campaign or
political purposes, or any attempt to force contribution of any amount of money
for political or campaign purposes by any influence, or discharging, demoting
or reducing the salary or wages of any employee for failure to contribute
portions of his salary or wages, or by putting such employee in fear in any
manner.
The term "state or federal employee," as used in this section, means any
person who holds any appointive office in any department of the state or
federal government, and who receives wages or salary for his work from the
funds of the state or the United States.
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 194.
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