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Hatch Act of 1939 & 1993

Rules

Carl Hatch

Causes

In January 1939, Hatch introduced legislation to neutralize the federal civil service.

The Hatch Act was enacted in 1939 by Carl Hatch who was serving as one of the many senators of New Mexico.

As a direct result of his supporters the act was passed, and it was named after Hatch.

* Use official authority or influence to interfere with an election.

*Solicit or discourage political activity of anyone with business before their agency.

* Solicit or recieve political contributions (may be done in certain limited situations by federal labor or other employee organizations).

*Be canidates for public office in partisan elections.

* Engage in political activity while on duty, in government office, wearing an official uniform, using a government vechile, and wearing partisan political buttons on duty.

* An employee who violates the Hatch Act shall be removed from their position and funds appropriated for the position, may not be used to pay the individual.

* Democratic president Franklin Roosevelt was using relief monies to influence elections.

*New Deal liberals seeking renomination or attempting to unseat conservative Democrats in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania were accused of diverting Works Progress Administration funds to enhance their prospects at the polls.

*Hatch complained that the Democratic National Committee was obtaining gifts from persons working for—and corporations having contracts with—the federal government, and that several relatives of rival New Mexico Democratic senator Dennis Chavez had coerced WPA officials.

Reform

In 1993, the Hatch Act was reformed. Which was led by a Republican congress, the reform amendment permits most Federal employees to take an active part in partisan management and partisan political campaigns.

Effects

What is the Hatch Act ?

The Hatch Act was created to prohibit employees in the executive branch of the federal gvernment, except the president, vice president, and certain degisnated high level officals of that branch, from engaging in partisian political activity.

Hatch Act provisions do not apply to:

1) Individuals who exercise no functions in connection with federally financed activities; or

2) Individuals employed by educational or research institutions, establishments, or agencies which are

supported in whole or in part by state or political subdivisions thereof, or by recognized religious,

philanthropic or cultural organizations.

The law also exempts certain specified employees from the prohibition on candidacy for elective office.

These exemptions include:

1) The governor or lieutenant governor of a state, or an individual authorized by law to act as govenor ;

2) The mayor of a city;

3) A duly elected head of an executive department of a state of municipality who is not classified under

4) An individual holding public elective office. The latter exemption applies only when the elective

a state or municipal merit or civil service system; and

office is the position which would otherwise subject the employee to the restrictions of the Hatch Act.

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