How Many Of You Are Hatch Act Covered?

[ThomWV]

If you don't know what it means that means you aren't, but I'm interested in how many of you all are precluded, to some extent, from supporting our candidate.

I'm covered, DOE.

[charlyvi]

1. I'm Covered.

The Hatch Act doesn't mean we can't support a candidate; it means we cannot use our govt. position to support him, or use the agency. We can still volunteer off hours, canvass, phone bank, etc. Just not in the name of the US govt.

Edit: I'm amending the post. I looked it up and here's a list of people who can't take part in partisan activity:

Agencies/Employees Prohibited From Engaging in Partisan Political Activity

Employees of the following agencies (or agency components), or in the following categories, are subject to more extensive restrictions on their political activities than employees in other Departments and agencies:

Administrative Law Judges (positions described at 5 U.S.C. § 5372)
Central Imagery Office
Central Intelligence Agency
Contract Appeals Boards (positions described at 5 U.S.C. § 5372a)
Criminal Division (Department of Justice)
Defense Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Elections Commission
Merit Systems Protection Board
National Security Agency
National Security Council
Office of Criminal Investigation (Internal Revenue Service)
Office of Investigative Programs (Customs Service)
Office of Law Enforcement (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms)
Office of Special Counsel
Secret Service
Senior Executive Service (career positions described at 5 U.S.C. § 3132(a)(4))

[Hamlette]

2. I'm covered

again, doesn't mean I can't support Kerry or give him money. I can't use my office to influence votes.

[Snotcicles]

3. Looks like we need

Hatch Act for Kerry .com

[charlyvi]

5. What do you mean?

[ThomWV]

4. I was thinking more about the little things

Bumper stickers, buttons, open discussion with co-workers, that sort of thing.