SB1591 Summary

• Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act to add a new prohibited political activity restricting state employees from wearing or displaying campaign-related items (buttons, pins, stickers) while serving as deputy voter registrars or assisting with mail-in voter registration applications.

• The restriction applies regardless of collective bargaining agreements and covers items expressing support for or opposition to candidates for federal, state, or local offices, as well as referendum questions.

• Preserves existing definitions and structure of the ethics law while adding this specific constraint on political expression during voter registration duties.