conducted by government agencies or nonprofit civic leagues or organizations that operate for the promotion of social welfare but do not participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for any public office.
the right to make distinctions in access on the basis of subject matter and speaker identity. These distinctions may be impermissible in a public forum but are inherent and inescapable in the process of limiting a nonpublic forum to activities compatible with the intended purpose of the property. The touchstone for evaluating these distinctions is whether they are reasonable in light of the purpose which the forum at issue serves.
it is not only important that the Government and its employees in fact avoid practicing political justice, but it is also critical that they appear to the public to be avoiding it, if confidence in the system of representative Government is not to be eroded to a disastrous extent.
[p]ostal employees must not participate in any voter registration activity conducted on Postal Service premises.
[t]he problem in any case is to arrive at a balance between the interests of the [employee], as a citizen, in commenting upon matters of public concern and the interest of the [government], as an employer, in promoting the efficiency of the public services it performs through its employees.
APPENDIX A | |
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POSTAL BULLETIN | 21434, 12-1-83, Page 9 |
USE OF POSTAL PREMISES FOR VOTER REGISTRATION AND POLLING | |
Postmasters approached regarding the use of postal premises for registration and polling purposes should use the following guidelines: | |
A. Voter Registration. A postmaster may approve voter registration requests provided all the following conditions are met. | |
(1) The registration must be conducted by government agencies or nonprofit civic leagues or organizations that operate for the promotion of social welfare but do not participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for any public office. | |
(2) Absolutely no partisan or political literature will be available, displayed, or handed out. This includes photographs or likenesses and cartoons of elected officials and candidates for public office. | |
(3) Postal employees must not participate in any voter registration activity conducted on Postal Service premises. | |
(4) The registration must not interfere with the conduct of usual postal business, postal customers, or postal operations. | |
(5) The organization will provide and be responsible for any equipment and supplies. | |
(6) Contributions may not be solicited. | |
(7) Access to the workroom floor is prohibited. | |
(8) Voter registration activities will not become permanent, but will be limited to an appropriate period before an election. | |
B. Polling. Approval to use postal premises as a polling place is given by the Postmaster General or his designee. A request to use a postal facility will be considered only if the facility is the only reasonable available place for voting in the area and the following conditions are met. | |
(1) The facility must be used as is and must not be materially altered to accommodate machines, voters or workers. | |
(2) The Postal Service will not provide any assistance in the installation or removal of items needed for voting or in the polling process itself. | |
(3) Voting must not interfere with normal postal business. | |
(4) Voter entrances and exits must be arranged to ensure the security of the mails. | |
(5) Workroom floor space may not be used for voting. | |
(6) Local law enforcement officials must agree in advance to enforce Postal Service regulations governing conduct on postal premises and all applicable state and local laws during the voting. | |
(7) The state or local government must agree in advance to reimburse any costs incurred by the Postal Service for additional security, utilities, or building operations necessary to allow the use of the facility for voting. | |
(8) There must be an absolute prohibition against the display or distribution of any political literature, badges, insignia, or posters on Postal Service premises, including parking areas. | |
Submit request to Headquarters, Delivery Services Department, Office of Delivery & Retail Operations through the Regional Postmaster General no fewer than 60 days before the election. A request must include complete details addressing each of the above conditions and a statement that there are suitable non-postal facilities available. | |
These procedures are intended to provide for the use of postal premises where they are truly needed for voting and, at the same time, to ensure that there is no disruption of postal services.—Delivery Services Dept., 12-1-83. | |
UNIFORM PROGRAM—LICENSED VENDOR LISTING | |
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Each of the following uniform vendors has received a vendor's license since distribution of Publication 136, Licensed Vendor Listing. These lists must be posted where they are readily available for employees to read. |
Army Navy | 322 N. Higgins | Missoula | MT | 59802 |
Store | Avenue | |||
Blue Knight | 217 Atlantic | Beachwood | NJ | 08722 |
Uniforms | City Blvd. | |||
California | 3048 Rolison | Redwood | CA | 94063 |
Footwear | Road | City | ||
Cesar's Shoe | 1924 E. Sahara | Las Vegas | NV | 89104 |
World | ||||
E&E Uniform | 402 Main | Carmine | TX | 78939 |
Supply | Street | |||
Louis Weisz | 5620 N. Broad | Philadelphia | PA | 19141 |
Shops | Street | |||
Military Surplus | 18651 S.W. | Miami | FL | 33157 |
of South | 107th | |||
Florida | Avenue | |||
North Fork | 417 Delaware | Kansas | MO | 64105 |
Street | City | |||
Red Wing Shoe | 5208 Aldine | Houston | TX | 77039 |
Store | Mail Route | |||
The Bootery | 1400 Allentown | Lima | OH | 45805 |
Road |
Local | Place | Year |
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Seattle | Swing rooms | 1982-1983 |
Cleveland | Cafeteria | 1982 |
San Francisco | Swing rooms | 1980-1982 |
Lobby | 1980-1982 | |
N.Y. Metro | Lobby | 1973-1977 |
Swing rooms | 1977-1983 | |
Houston | Swing rooms & | 1980-1983 |
Cafeteria | ||
San Jose, CA | Swing rooms | 1982 |
Detroit | Swing rooms & | 1982 |
Stewards' areas |
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