An employee covered under this subpart who resides in a municipality or political subdivision designated by the Office of Personnel Management under 5 CFR 733.107 may:

(a) Run as an independent candidate for election to partisan political office in elections for local office in the municipality or political subdivision;

(b) Solicit, accept, or receive a political contribution as, or on behalf of, an independent candidate for partisan political office in elections for local office in the municipality or political subdivision;

(c) Solicit, accept, or receive uncompensated volunteer services as, or on behalf of, an independent candidate for local partisan political office, in connection with the local elections of the municipality or subdivision; and

(d) Take an active part in other political activities associated with elections for local partisan political office and in managing the campaigns of candidates for election to local partisan political office in the municipality or political subdivision, but only as an independent candidate or on behalf of, or in opposition to, an independent candidate.