(2) An employee of a political subdivision.(3) A special state appointee (as defined in IC 4-2-6-1).(4) An employee of a charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-4).(b) As used in this section, 'government employer' refers to the state or a political subdivision.(c) As used in this section, 'property' refers only to the following:(1) Equipment, goods, and materials, including mail and messaging systems.(2) Money.(d) A government employee may not knowingly or intentionally use the property of the employee's government employer to do any of the following:(1) Solicit a contribution.(2) Advocate the election or defeat of a candidate.(3) Advocate the approval or defeat of a public question.(e) A government employee may not knowingly or intentionally distribute campaign materials advocating:(1) the election or defeat of a candidate; or(2) the approval or defeat of a public question;on the government employer's real property during regular working hours.(f) This section does not prohibit the following:(1) Activities permitted under IC 6-1.1-20.(2) A government employee question;on the government employer's real property during regular working hours.(f) This section does not prohibit the following:(1) Activities permitted under IC 6-1.1-20.(2) A government employee from carrying out administrative duties under the direction of an elected official who is the government employee's supervisor.(g) A government employee who knowingly or intentionally performs several actions described in subsection (d) or (e) in a connected series that are closely related in time, place, and circumstance may be charged with only one (1) violation of this section for that connected series of actions.(h) A government employee who violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section.As added by P.L.258-2013, SEC.85. Amended by P.L.219-2013, SEC.72; P.L.168-2014, SEC.2; P.L.169-2015, SEC.157; P.L.216-2015, SEC.34.
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