Indiana § 33-23-12-1 Legislative findings

Indiana Statutes

§ 33-23-12-1 — Legislative findings

Indiana § 33-23-12-1

Art. 23GENERAL PROVISIONS

Ch. 12Political Activity of Court Employees

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The general assembly finds that:

(1)the right of every citizen to freely participate in political activity is inherent in the guarantee of free speech contained in Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana and in Amendment I to the Constitution of the United States;

(2)the right to freely participate in political activity is guaranteed to state employees under IC 4-15-10-2;

(3)the judiciary is not less subject to constitutional strictures against governmental interference with the free exercise of speech than are the executive and legislative branches of government; and

(4)employees in the judicial branch of state government have the same rights guaranteed to all Indiana citizens. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-1-17-1.]

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The general assembly finds that:
(1) the right of every citizen to freely participate in political
activity is inherent in the guarantee of free speech contained in
Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana and
in Amendment I to the Constitution of the United States;
(2) the right to freely participate in political activity is guaranteed
to state employees under IC 4-15-10-2;
(3) the judiciary is not less subject to constitutional strictures
against governmental interference with the free exercise of speech
than are the executive and legislative branches of government;
and
(4) employees in the judicial branch of state government have the
same rights guaranteed to all Indiana citizens.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-1-17-1.]