§ 1351-1. Soliciting or receiving funds or contributions.

(a)

No officer or employee of the county shall solicit for a candidate for elective office any contribution, pecuniary or otherwise, from other officers or employees of the County.

(b)

No officer or employee of the county shall permit the services of his department to be utilized to solicit, or process any political contribution, pecuniary or otherwise from other officers or employees of the County.

EXCEPTION: Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1351-3, this Section does not prevent an officer or employee of the County of Ventura from soliciting or receiving political funds or contributions to promote the passage or defeat of a ballot measure which would affect the rate of pay, hours of work, retirement, civil service or other working conditions of officers or employees of said County.

The aforementioned activities are prohibited during the regular working hours of officers or employees.

For the purposes of this Section a ballot measure means any constitutional amendment or other proposition submitted to a popular vote at any election.