Federal Employees' Political Activities Act of 1987: Hearings Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session on H.R. 3400 ... February 23, 24, 1988 |
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Page 466 - 7322. Political use of authority or influence; prohibition The President may prescribe rules which shall provide, as nearly as conditions of good administration warrant, that an employee in an Executive agency or in the competitive service may not use his official authority or influence to coerce the political action of a person or body.
Page 397 - year, or both." Third, those covered by the Hatch Act have always been subject to dismissal for using their "official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election." (5 USC 7324) They would continue to face dismissal for that offense under Section 7323 of
Page 478 - 1502. Influencing elections; taking part in political campaigns; prohibitions; exceptions (a) A State or local officer or employee may not— (1) use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election or a nomination for
Page 466 - taking part in political campaigns; prohibitions; exceptions (a) An employee in an Executive agency or an individual employed by the Government of the District of Columbia may not— (1) use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of
Page 483 - which engage in partisan political activities, may constitute a violation of the law. 2. What is a partisan political candidate? A partisan political candidate is a-, candidate whose name appears on the ballot "as representing a political party whose candidates for presidential elector received votes in the last preceding election at which presidential electors were selected
Page 113 - 595 prohibits any person employed by the federal government in an administrative capacity from using his official authority for the purpose of interfering with, or affecting, the nomination or election of certain candidates for national office. Violators are subject to a fine of not more
Page 471 - 1) the governor or lieutenant governor of a state, or an individual authorized by law to act as governor; 2) the mayor of a city; 3) a duly elected head of an executive department of a state or municipality who is not classified under a state or municipal merit or civil service system;
Page 466 - the advice and consent of the Senate) may not request or receive from, or give to, an employee, a Member of Congress, or an officer of a uniformed service a thing of value for political purposes. An employee who violates this section shall be removed from the service.
Page 478 - 1503. Nonpartisan candidacies permitted Section 1502(a)(3) of this title does not prohibit any State or local officer or employee from being a candidate in any election if none of the candidates is to be nominated or elected at such election as representing a party any of whose candidates for Presidential elector received votes in the last preceding election at which Presidential electors were selected.
Page 299 - No employee in the classified service shall be a member of any national, state or local committee of a political party or an officer of a partisan political club or a candidate for nomination or election to any public office or shall take part in the management or affairs of any political party or