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don't ask why i was reading the hatch act. i just read stuff like that. ok?
anyway, i found this press release, which i found interesting. i haven't seen this anywhere else. have you?


U.S. OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL SEEKS DISCIPLINARY ACTION IN HATCH ACT CASE AGAINST DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SENIOR EXECUTIVE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 9/25/03
CONTACT: TRAVIS Q. ELLIOTT
[phone]
Today, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced that it has filed a complaint for disciplinary action against Mr. Andre Hollis, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics, Department of Defense. The complaint charges Mr. Hollis with three violations of the Hatch Act: (1) being a candidate for a partisan political office; (2) soliciting political contributions; and (3) using his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the results of an election. The complaint was filed with the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) yesterday.

Mr. Hollis, a non-career member of the Senior Executive Service, is a federal employee covered by the Hatch Act. OSC’s complaint alleges that Mr. Hollis violated the Act by becoming a candidate for nomination and election to the U.S. House of Representatives as the Representative from the 8th District in Virginia. According to OSC’s complaint, Mr. Hollis, acting in concert with the Friends of the 8th Congressional District Committee (Friends of the 8th), sought nomination and election to the House of Representatives.

more juicy details…

http://www.osc.gov/documents/press/2003/pr03_20.htm