Here’s the deal: A partisan race occurs when a candidate is nominated or elected to be on the ballot by a political party. This didn’t happen in Fredericksburg. Case in point: The regulation on exempt localities, which includes Stafford County, states that federal employees in these designated localities cannot “Run as the representative of a political party for local partisan political office.” A Stafford Board of Supervisors candidate who is a federal employee is running as an independent but was endorsed by the local GOP. He’s not violating the Hatch Act. He was endorsed after qualifying to be on the ballot. This happens all the time. Again, an endorsement isn’t a nomination. I’m not sure why this is so hard to understand.
Don’t let the bastards get you down. Also, their Hatch Act argument is bogus. Your opponent can stay in the race, as can every other candidate who is a federal employee. No political party nominated or elected a candidate to be on the ballot. The parties (which, in GOP’s case, is one or two guys) simply made endorsements. It’s a non-issue.
Here’s the deal: A partisan race occurs when a candidate is nominated or elected to be on the ballot by a political party. This didn’t happen in Fredericksburg. Case in point: The regulation on exempt localities, which includes Stafford County, states that federal employees in these designated localities cannot “Run as the representative of a political party for local partisan political office.” A Stafford Board of Supervisors candidate who is a federal employee is running as an independent but was endorsed by the local GOP. He’s not violating the Hatch Act. He was endorsed after qualifying to be on the ballot. This happens all the time. Again, an endorsement isn’t a nomination. I’m not sure why this is so hard to understand.
Don’t let the bastards get you down. Also, their Hatch Act argument is bogus. Your opponent can stay in the race, as can every other candidate who is a federal employee. No political party nominated or elected a candidate to be on the ballot. The parties (which, in GOP’s case, is one or two guys) simply made endorsements. It’s a non-issue.
"This far, and no further."
Indeed.
Best wishes.
Fredericksburg will be well served by Matt Rowe on City Council. A generous heart, a gifted mind, a dedicated public servant.