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"Subject to the provisions of subsection [b], an employee may take an active part in political management or in political campaigns, except an employee may not—
[1] use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election;
[2] knowingly solicit, accept, or receive a political contribution from any person...
[3] run for the nomination or as a candidate
for election to a partisan political office; or
[4] knowingly solicit or discourage the participation in any political activity of any person who—
[A] has an application for any compensation, grant, contract, ruling, license, permit, or certificate pending before the employing office of such employee; or
[B] is the subject of or a participant in an ongoing audit, investigation, or enforcement action being carried out by the employing office of such employee.."
--Hatch Act, amended 1993
What is the purpose of the Hatch Act as amended
a. to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity while on duty
b. to authorize greater use of discretion in bureaucratic decision making
c. to prohibit awarding government jobs based on partisan loyalty
d. to promote transparency in the federal bureaucracy during the transition from one president to the next
"Subject to the provisions of subsection [b],
an employee may take an active part in political management or in political campaigns, except an employee may not—
[1] use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election;
[2] knowingly solicit, accept, or receive a political contribution from any person...
[3] run for the nomination or as a candidate for election to a partisan political office; or
[4] knowingly solicit or discourage the participation in any political
activity of any person who—
[A] has an application for any compensation, grant, contract, ruling, license, permit, or certificate pending before the employing office of such employee; or
[B] is the subject of or a participant in an ongoing audit, investigation, or enforcement action being carried out by the employing office of such employee.."
--Hatch Act, amended 1993
What are federal employees prohibited from doing under the Hatch Act as amended?
a. adjudicating legal
disputes
b. exercising administrative discretion
c. running voter registration drives
d. running for partisan office