Election Season: USPS Property Restrictions

The Hatch Act isn’t the only federal guideline governing the conduct of postal employees in the election process. Postal Service facility regulations also restrict campaign signs on USPS property, banning the placement of “freestanding signs, posters, or furniture of any type” on the interior or exterior of postal buildings.

This prohibition applies to locations where campaign signs might be placed, such as “postal walkways, steps, plazas, lawns, or landscaped areas, driveways, parking lots, or other exterior spaces.” For more information, see Postal Operations Manual (POM) 124.54.a.

“Campaigning for election to any public office” — partisan or non-partisan — is not allowed on postal property, except on public sidewalks that border postal property. See Postal Operations Manual (POM) 124.54.a for more information.