GLOVERSVILLE — Gloversville 4th Ward Supervisor Charles Potter resigned from his custodial position with the United States Postal Service after he was found to be in violation of the Hatch Act by soliciting political funds for a local event.
Potter, who is the chairman of the Gloversville Republican Committee, solicited and accepted funds in support of the Fulton County Republican Club’s Lincoln Day Dinner, which is an annual fundraiser for the Republican Party. According to the U.S. Postal Service, this violates the Hatch Act’s provision that federal employees cannot solicit political funds.
The Hatch Act, or the “Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities,” is a U.S. federal law that restricts the political activities of federal and some state and local government employees.
