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| Here's a Guide to Political Activities for Postal and Federal Employees Relevant Provisions of the HATCH ACT Permitted Activity * Register and vote in any election. * May solicit, accept and receive political contributions for COPA from an employee who is an APWU member, and who is not supervised by you. * Take an active part in managing the political campaign of a partisan political candidate or candidate for political party office. * Serve as an election judge or clerk, or in a similar position, to perform nonpartisan duties as prescribed by State or local law. * Be a member of a political party or other political group and participate in its activities. * Serve as an officer of a political party or other political group, a member of a national, State, or local committee of a political party, an officer or member of a committee of a political group, or be a candidate for any of these positions. * Attend and participate fully in the business of nominating caucuses of political parties. * Participate in a political convention, rally or other political gathering. * Drive voters to polling places for a partisan political group, or political party. * May contribute money to political organizations. * May attend political fundraising functions. * May anonymously stuff envelopes with campaign literature which includes an appeal for political contributions. * May give a speech at a fundraiser, as long as the speech does not include an appeal for political contributions. * May be identified as a guest speaker on an invitation to a fundraiser as long as the reference in no way suggests that the employee is soliciting or encouraging contributions. * May serve as Treasurer of a campaign or political organization if the duties are limited to preparing financial disclosure forms, giving advice, etc. * May serve as an officer or chairperson of a political fundraising organization or committee, as long as he or she does not personally solicit, accept or receive political contributions. * May help organizer a fundraiser as long as he or she does not personally solicit, accept or receive political contributions. * May solicit, accept, and receive political contributions on behalf of a candidate for public office in a local nonpartisan election. * May solicit, accept, and receive political contributions for his or her own campaign for public office in a local nonpartisan election. * May solicit, accept, and receive political contributions on behalf of a nonpartisan group. Prohibited Activity * May not be a candidate in a partisan election. * May not participate in political activities: (1) While he or she is on duty; (2) While he or she is wearing a uniform, badge, insignia, or other similar item that identifies the employing agency or instrumentality or the position of the employee; (3) While he or she is in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an individual employed or holding office in the Government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof; or (4) While using a Government-owned or leased vehicle or while using a privately owned vehicle in the discharge of official duties. * Many not solicit, accept, or receive political contributions from the general public, except under specifically defined circumstances. * May not coerce another employee to make a political contribution. * May not become personally identified with partisan fundraising activities. * May not solicit personal services, paid or unpaid, from a business or corporation. May not sign campaign letter which include a solicitation for political contributions. * May not participate, even anonymously, in phone bank solicitations for political contributions. May not solicit political contributions in speeches given at fundraisers. * May not otherwise allow the use of his or her name on an invitation to a fundraiser, as a sponsor of a fundraiser, or as a point of contact for the fundraiser. * May not serve as Treasurer if the duties include solicitation, acceptance or receipt of political contributions. |
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