Federal Advisory Opinions
2016-11-9 Wearing or Displaying Partisan Items in the Federal Workplace after Election Day
2015-11-24 The Hatch Act and Further Restricted Employees’ Use of Social Media
2015-08-06 Federal Employee Participation as Campaign Treasurer
2014-04-29 FAA Aviation Medical Examiners are not subject to the Hatch Act
2013-08-08 Personal Services Contractors may be covered by the Hatch Act
2012-11-07 Displaying Partisan Items in the Federal Workplace after Election Day
2012-04-04 Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Social Media and the Hatch Act
2012-03-30 Employees of the American Red Cross are not covered by the Hatch Act
2011-10-06 Political Briefings in the Federal Workplace
2011-10-06 Mixed Travel by Presidential Appointees with Senate Confirmation (PAS)
2011-07-06 Further restricted employee may not volunteer, at the request of a campaign, to house campaign workers
2011-04-05 OSC’s Latest Guidance Regarding Pictures of President Obama in the Federal Workplace Now That He Is Officially a Candidate for Reelection
2011-02-14 Soliciting Volunteers for a Voter Protection Team
2010-11-08 Seeking and Accepting a Judicial Appointment
2010-05-06 Temporary Seasonal Employees Under a 1039 Appointment
2010-04-01 Assisting a Spouse’s Campaign
2010-03-10 Serving on a Redistricting Commission
2010-02-19 Employees who have “Without Compensation” appointments with the VA are covered by the Hatch Act
2009-11-18 When does a nonpartisan election become partisan for purposes of the Hatch Act?
2009-08-21 An election in which candidates can cross-file is a partisan election
2009-07-20 Federal Employee’s Spouse Hosting Fundraiser in the Home (see page 3 of opinion)
2009-06-17 When Does Candidacy Begin for Purposes of the Hatch Act?
2009-03-12 Employees of Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac are not covered by the Hatch Act
2008-12-04 Employees of DC Charter Schools Are Not Covered by the Hatch Act
2008-10-29 Canvassing residents of Government Housing Units
2008-09-18 Employees of the National Disaster Medical System, Disaster Mortuary Operation Response Team (DMORT)
2008-07-22 DC Board of Zoning Adjustment and Hatch Act coverage
2008-05-02 Miscellaneous (e.g., bumper stickers, candidate photographs, social networks, agency news clips, use of official title)
2008-03-18 Example of E-mail that Constitutes Prohibited Political Activity
2008-01-25 Fundraising for an organization that has a Political Action Committee
2007-12-12 Candidacy in a nonpartisan election and fundraising for such candidacy
2007-02-08 Federal employee on a temporary work assignment to an elected official’s office is still covered by the Hatch Act
2007-01-29 Wearing an official uniform while driving a personal vehicle with a political bumper sticker
2007-01-24 Contacting Members of Congress
2006-09-05 Employees of Amtrak
2006-08-16 Americorps Vista Volunteers
2006-06-15 Members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Reserve Corps Are Not Covered by the Hatch Act
2006-04-27 Petitions for Ballot Initiatives
2006-04-17 Stafford Act, Disaster Assistance Employees
2005-08-05 Running or serving as chair of a partisan organization
2005-05-12 Serving as election officials
2004-10-15 Posting Candidates’ Positions on Issues in a Federal Building
2004-09-01 Voter Registration Drives
2005-04-13 Establishing or Holding Office Within a PAC
2004-08-09 Candidate Visits to Federal Agencies
2004-05-25 Voter Registration Drives in the Workplace(2)
2004-05-03 D.C. Employee Serving as an Officer of a Campaign Committee
2004-04-14 Voter Registration Drives in the Workplace
2004-03-31 Soliciting funds to pay for party membership fees
2003-03-18 Wearing Antiwar or Nonpartisan Buttons in the Workplace
2002-06-04 Running for Political Party Office
2002-04-30 Appointment to Public Office
2002-04-30 Candidacy in a Non Partisan Election
2002-01-18 Designated Localities and Independent Candidacy Transforms to a Partisan Candidacy
2001-06-27 Temporary, Part-Time and Emergency Employees
2001-04-23 Write-In Candidacy
2001-02-14 Retirement of campaign debt
2001-01-10 When does candidacy begin (2)
2000-07-19 Irregularly Scheduled Employee Running for Public Office
2000-02-25 Reimbursement of de minimis expenses for PAS employees
2000-02-11 Serving as an officer for an organization that has a PAC
1999-03-19 When does candidacy begin
1998-05-20 Candidacy in a partisan election
1997-12-17 Nonappropriated fund employees
1997-11-25 Displaying political signs in federal housing
1997-10-16 Further Restricted employee becoming a member of a partisan political group
1996-07-08 Salary allotments
State and Local Advisory Opinions
2015-10-29 Signing or Asking Others to Sign a Letter of Support for Sheriff’s Reelection
2014-08-14 Application of the Hatch Act to employees of private, nonprofit organizations
2013-06-25 Advisory on Salary
2013-09-17 Use of Official Title by State and Local Employees Who Are Now Permitted to Be Candidates in Partisan Elections
2012-07-18 California’s Voter-Nominated Primary Elections are Presumptively Partisan for Purposes of the Hatch Act
2012-02-29 Hatch Act does not prohibit elected sheriff from campaigning in uniform or while using his official title
2008-07-31 Partisan election defined
