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Show HILLTOP TIMES TIMES April 17, 2008 As political climate heats up, timely reminders of Hill AFB do's, don'ts Editor's note: Due to editing errors this col- organizations. umn is being rerun in its entirety with correc- • Sign nominating petitions (but tions and some minor clarifications. leave out official DoD position). • Campaign for or against referenda, constitutional amendments and local ordinances. Those on active duty may: • Engage in nonpartisan activity, but only attend any partisan fundraisers, meetings, rallies, debates, conventions and other activities as a spectator, but not in uniform. Nonactivated reserves may: • Run for partisan office, but must make clear that their views are not the DoD's official position. • Hold office in partisan parties or clubs. • Distribute partisan campaign literature, but not on base. • Campaign and give partisan speeches for or against candidates, but not in uniform. • Attend partisan rallies, meetings, and fundraisers, but not in uniform. Federal civilian employees may: • Run for nonpartisan office. • Wear reasonably sized partisan political buttons on duty. • Hold office in partisan parties or clubs. • Distribute campaign literature in partisan elections, but not on base. • Campaign (including speeches) for or against partisan candidates, but not on base. • Attend partisan rallies, meetings BY P. CORNELL EVANS OO-ALC/JA A nother important U.S. election is rapidly approaching. Most readers already know that all DoD active duty, reserve and civilian employee personnel have many special restrictions placed upon them in order to avoid even the appearance of the DOD's taking sides in partisan political issues. However, if you think you already know all of the rules, be aware that as recently as February, some of these rules were changed. Therefore, it is always wise to engage in a quick refresher of the old rules, and a review of the new ones: AH may: • Register and vote as they choose. • Assist in voter registration drives (nonpartisan, if active duty) and the Federal Voting Assistance Program. • Privately express opinions about candidates and issues (but IAW UCMJ Art. 88, active duty personnel must beware of using contemptuous words against certain political leaders). • Join and be an active member of a partisan party or club. • Contribute money to partisan parties, committees and r Korean Food Bazaar n Saturday April 19,2008 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Korean Full Gospel Zion Church, 176 West Golden Ave. Lay ton, Utah. We have Bulkoki (Korean BBQJ, Japchae. Kimchi, Kimbob (Sushi), Sesame Chicken, EggroIIs, Fried Rice, and much More. and fundraisers. None may: • Use official authority or influence to interfere with an election or another's vote. • Display partisan banners, posters, signs, etc., on base, including in military family housing (even privatized), except for reasonably sized bumper stickers on privately owned vehicles. • Solicit, receive or give political votes or contributions from or to other DoD personnel, except civilian employees may do so in certain union contexts. • Engage in political activity (including distributing partisan material) while on duty, in a government office or on government property, using a government e-mail account, wearing an official uniform, using a government-owned vehicle, or representing or appearing to represent the DoD (except as a color guard). Those on active-duty may not: • Be candidates for public office. • Participate in or promote partisan fundraisers. • Publicly sponsor or officially serve with partisan organizations or candidates. • Transport voters to polling places for partisan purposes. • March or ride in partisan parades. • Speak on political issues or • Hill AFB Job Openings Site Internal civilian announcements are posted on the Air Force Personnel Center Web site. Announcements for bargaining unit positions are posted on Fridays. All other announcements may be posted any day of the week. The Civilian Announcement Notification System is a subscription e-mail service available to § assist employees in their job search. ; Self-nominations for posted announcements can be made on-line at www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/resweb. or via the interactive voice response system at 1-800-997-2378 and TDD 1-800-382-0893. • For info on NSPS visit http://www.cpms.osd.mil/nsps. Come Hungry! candidates in front of partisan gatherings • Allow publication of any partisan items by the active duty member, except for letters to newspaper editors that are not part of an organized letter-writing campaign or a solicitation of votes (and, if active duty status is mentioned at all, a disclaimer of not representing the DoD's official position must be added). • Conduct partisan surveys or distribute partisan literature. Federal civilian employees may not: • Be candidates for public office in partisan elections. • Solicit or discourage the political activity of anyone doing DOD business. Reserves may not: • Use photos of themselves in uniform as their primary graphic representation in campaign materials. 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