President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Hatch Act into law on this day in history, Aug. 2, 1939, prohibiting some federal government employees from engaging in certain political activities.
of federal employees, as well as some state, D.C. and local government employees who work in connection with federally funded programs," the U.S. Office of Special Counsel states.
Violations of the Hatch Act carry serious penalties, which may result in disciplinary action or removal from federal employment, the same source indicated.There are three main purposes of the law, according to the American Postal Workers Union.
The president and vice president are exempt from the civil provisions of the Hatch Act because those positions are both officeholders and candidates. "Further restricted" employees are held to stricter rules that preclude active participation in political management or partisan political campaigns, even off-duty, the U.S. Department of Justice also noted.
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