Expanding the opportunity for partisan activity among government employees: potential effects on fenderal executives political involvement
By: Peason William M.
Contributor(s): Castle David S.
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ArticleSubject(s): Political Activities | Government Employees | Federal Hatch Act, 1939 | Federal Executives | Civil Service -- Political Activities -- U.S.A
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International Journal of public AdministrationSummary: Almost half the respondents to a 1990 survey of federal Senior Executive Service personnel said their political activity, would increase if Hatch Act constraints on partisan political involvement were removed. More than one-third predicted that if the permitted, they would distribute partisan compaign literature organize political meetings, and publicly endorse condidates-activities the Hatch ActBnow prohibits. Scaling techniques reveal respondent's present poliCical activity level is 2.58(on a 1-10 scale), increasing to an estimated 4.07 with Hatch Act liberalization. The potential for expanded political activity is disporsed widely through the SES, but it appears greatest among females, non-whites, youths, n
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Almost half the respondents to a 1990 survey of federal Senior Executive Service personnel said their political activity, would increase if Hatch Act constraints on partisan political involvement were removed. More than one-third predicted that if the permitted, they would distribute partisan compaign literature organize political meetings, and publicly endorse condidates-activities the Hatch ActBnow prohibits. Scaling techniques reveal respondent's present poliCical activity level is 2.58(on a 1-10 scale), increasing to an estimated 4.07 with Hatch Act liberalization. The potential for expanded political activity is disporsed widely through the SES, but it appears greatest among females, non-whites, youths, n
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