Johnson v. State, Civil Service Department

Rogosheske, Justice.

This appeal challenges the constitutionality of the concluding paragraph of Minn. St. 1965, § 43.28, of the State Civil Service Act prohibiting political activities of employees in the classified service of the state. It provides:

“Except as herein provided any officer or employee in the state classified service shall resign from the service upon filing as a candidate for public office. Officers or employees in the state classified service may be candidates for and occupy a village, township, or school district office if the office is one for which no compensation is…