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minus-square@jordanlundlink33•4 hours agoFor those unaware, like the perp here, you can’t wear election related material in or around polling places. It’s called “Electioneering”. https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/electioneering-prohibitions Texas (where this happened): 100 ft. of an outside door through which a voter may enter a building in which a polling place is located Campaign materials/signs/banners/literature Projecting sounds Referring to candidates/issues Loitering Apparel/buttons/stickers/placards Tex. Elec. Code § 61.003 and .004 Tex. Elec. Code § 61.010
minus-squaremagnetospherelinkfedilink12•3 hours agoHuh. I thought I knew about this, but I didn’t realize it applied to individual voters. I thought it was more geared towards volunteers, demonstrators, poll workers, etc. Thanks!
For those unaware, like the perp here, you can’t wear election related material in or around polling places. It’s called “Electioneering”.
https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/electioneering-prohibitions
Texas (where this happened):
100 ft. of an outside door through which a voter may enter a building in which a polling place is located
Campaign materials/signs/banners/literature
Projecting sounds Referring to candidates/issues
Loitering
Apparel/buttons/stickers/placards
Tex. Elec. Code § 61.003 and .004
Tex. Elec. Code § 61.010
Huh. I thought I knew about this, but I didn’t realize it applied to individual voters. I thought it was more geared towards volunteers, demonstrators, poll workers, etc. Thanks!