11 C.F.R. Subpart C—Conduct and Responsibilities of Special Commission Employees
Title 11 - Federal Elections
A special Commission employee shall not use his or her Commission employment for a purpose that is, or gives the appearance of being, motivated by a desire for unlawful private gain for himself or herself, or for another person, particularly one with whom the employee has family, business or financial ties. (a) A special Commission employee shall not use inside information obtained as a result of his or her Commission employment for unlawful private gain for himself or herself, or for another person, either by direct action on the employee's part or by counsel, recommendation, or suggestion to another person, particularly one with whom the employee has family, business, or financial ties. For the purpose of this section, inside information means information obtained under Commission authority which has not become part of the body of public information. (b) A special Commission employee may teach, lecture, or write in a manner consistent with 11 CFR 7.9 (d) and (e). A special Commission employee shall not use his or her Commission employment to coerce, or give the appearance of coercing, a person to provide unlawful financial benefit to himself or herself or to another person, particularly one with whom the employee has family, business, or financial ties. Except as provided at 11 CFR 7.8(b), a special Commission employee, while so employed or in connection with his or her employment, shall not receive or solicit from a person having business with the Commission anything of value such as a gift, gratuity, loan, entertainment, or favor for himself or herself, or for another person, particularly one with whom the employee has family, business, or financial ties. Each special Commission employee shall acquaint himself or herself with each statute that relates to his or her ethical or other conduct as a special Commission employee. Particular attention should be directed to the statutory provisions listed in 11 CFR 7.16.
Title 11: Federal Elections
PART 7—STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
Subpart C—Conduct and Responsibilities of Special Commission Employees
§ 7.17 Use of Commission employment.
§ 7.18 Use of inside information.
§ 7.19 Coercion.
§ 7.20 Gifts, entertainment, and favors.
§ 7.21 Miscellaneous statutory provisions.
