TITLE 74

TRANSPARENT AND ETHICAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 6

PUBLIC INTEGRITY IN ELECTIONS ACT

74-604.  PUBLIC FUNDS PROHIBITED.   Unless specifically required by law, and except as provided in this chapter:

(1)  Neither a public entity nor its employees shall make, nor shall a public official make or authorize, an expenditure from public funds to advocate for or against a candidate or a ballot measure.

(2)  Neither a public entity nor any of its employees shall use, nor shall a public official authorize or use, public property or resources to advocate for or against a candidate or a ballot measure.

(3)  Neither a public entity nor any of its employees shall provide or offer to provide, nor shall a public official provide or offer to provide, college extra credit to a student of a state institution of higher learning either:

(a)  To encourage a student to vote or not vote; or

(b)  To influence a student’s vote for or against a candidate or ballot measure.

History:

[74-604, added 2018, ch. 260, sec. 1, p. 617; am. 2021, ch. 291, sec. 2, p. 872.]