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• The Hatch Act allows employees to volunteer for a partisan candidate’s campaign — but not while you’re on duty, in uniform, driving a postal vehicle or in the workplace.
• It’s OK to canvass votes in support of or in opposition to a partisan candidate, attend political rallies and meetings, and distribute campaign literature.
• Although you can volunteer, you can’t ask for or accept political contributions for any candidate at any time.

Keeping political volunteerism out of the workplace is not only the law, it’s smart business!
Contact the Ethics Office (ethics.help@usps.gov) for more information about volunteering for a partisan campaign.

Free Lunch from a Postal Vendor

• The ethics rules generally prohibit Postal Service employees from accepting gifts from customers, suppliers or other outside sources.
• If a vendor or supplier you work with offers free lunch for you or your office, you should politely decline the offer.
• Accepting a free lunch may send the message to other suppliers or potential suppliers that a free lunch – or even more – is a requirement to get postal business.

Whenever we interact with a vendor or supplier, everything we say and do should make it clear that the only thing that matters is getting the best value for the Postal Service – that’s just smart business.

Contact the Ethics Office (ethics.help@usps.gov) for more information.