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(3) Prohibited Activities
•Prohibited activities are either illegal
or involve partisan political activities and
therefore are not permitted at all
•“Partisan political activity” involves
the “direct or indirect support of,
or opposition to, any political party or
candidate for public office”
•CRA Advisory contains examples of prohibited partisan
political activity, such as
–Gifting charity funds to a political party that supports
the charity’s views on a given matter
–Making public statements (written or
oral) that endorse or denounce a candidate or
political party
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