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Incorrect answer:
Incorrect answer:
YES, it is appropriate to use legislative staff and state resources, including phone service at the capitol and state-issued laptops, during regular business hours to arrange a town hall meeting since the meeting will, in addition to campaign fundraising, address important legislative business is INCORRECT.
YES, it is appropriate to use legislative staff and state resources, including phone service at the capitol and state-issued laptops, during regular business hours to arrange a town hall meeting since the meeting will, in addition to campaign fundraising, address important legislative business is INCORRECT.
While the use of legislative staff and equipment during regular business hours to arrange a town hall meeting, including use of your capitol phone to generate automated telephone calls to your constituents, is appropriate if the meeting and phone calls are exclusively related to legislative business, the statutory prohibitions on using state equipment or services for campaign or political purposes strictly prohibit the use of such equipment for campaign purposes.
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