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[quote=Anonymous]The Hatch Act seems like a mess on the subject of independent candidates in partisan local elections. It's clear that feds in designated high-fed areas like Arlington can be "independent candidates" in local elections that become "partisan" for reasons beyond the candidate's control. But it's less clear what "independent candidate" means, or what activities by a candidate would transform an otherwise "independent" candidacy into a partisan one. There's authority that seeking a party's endorsement [i]could[/i] do that, but not that it necessarily would.

There's a big difference between a truly "independent candidate"--who touts their independence from either party, seeks endorsements from partisan and non-partisan groups alike, passively accepts contributions and volunteer assistance from a party without asking, doesn't employ party operatives in their campaign, and never holds themselves out as partisan--and a candidate who is "independent" in name only and campaigns like a party nominee would.

There's a lot of speculation about what the ethics authorities did or didn't tell Symone and vice versa. Much of that speculation is driven by conventional wisdom about the Hatch Act. Without getting into Symone's forthrightness or acceptance of responsibility, I think it's worth asking whether the conventional wisdom is correct.

Signed, NP who doesn't plan to vote for Symone regardless.[/quote]

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