The purpose of this investigation was to determine if Motor Vehicle Comptroller employees were engaged in political activities contrary to a statute which prohibited MVC employees and officials from engaging in any type of political activity except voting. The report divided political activities into four areas-campaign activities, raffle ticket sales, personnel practices, and ticket voiding. Information in the report revealed that, in general, these political activities resulted in violation and/or inequitable enforcement of state laws, loss of state revenue, low morale of agency employees, and ultimately the deterioration or excessive maintenance of Mississippi’s highways. Two public hearings on MVC political activities held by PEER during the latter part of 1979 were the basis for this report.
For a paper copy of this report, contact PEER by telephone at 601-359-1226 or by e-mail at reports@peer.ms.gov.