§ 11. Employee candidates for Senator or member of Assembly. No
Assembly employee shall remain on the Assembly payroll while a candidate
for Senator or member of Assembly. For the purposes herein, an employee
shall be deemed a candidate for Senator or member of the Assembly upon
the filing of designating petitions for such office or, where
nominations for such office are made other than by petition, upon
nomination. Such employee shall remain off the Assembly payroll until
such time as his or her candidacy shall cease or upon the day following
election day for such office, whichever comes first.