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Roland99

(53,342 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2018, 07:47 PM Oct 2018

Great shirts to wear, esp to polling places!

https://6dollarshirts.com/great-wave

https://teespy.com/app/campaigns/teespring/blue-wave-surfing-team-t-shirt

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Great shirts to wear, esp to polling places! (Original Post) Roland99 Oct 2018 OP

I would not try this in Texas or other states with bans on electioneering Gothmog Oct 2018 #1

You can't wear any political messaging when voting in WI. AJT Oct 2018 #7

I love it and it really isn't political cause it doesn't support a political side. Kajun Gal Oct 2018 #2

here's the problem mobeau69 Oct 2018 #3

Please don't in Ohio (polling places, I mean!) Maeve Oct 2018 #4

I serve as an election judge once a cycle Gothmog Oct 2018 #6

"Blue wave" is associated with Democrats... SMC22307 Oct 2018 #5

Gothmog

(145,264 posts)

1. I would not try this in Texas or other states with bans on electioneering

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:00 PM

Oct 2018

There are rules that prohibit electioneering withing 100 feet of voting location and these rules applies to clothing that carries a political message or to candidates.

In 2008, a GOP candidate purchased 1000 toilet plungers (due to Joe the Plumber) and decorated them with ribbons and vote for McCain. The Obama voter protection team wrote the best memo on this https://electionlawblog.org/?p=97946

A reader recalled a dispute over 1,000 toilet plungers distributed to bring to Texas polling places could be support for John McCain in the 2008 presidential campaign (thanks to support by “Joe the Plumber.”)

The Obama campaign issued a memo taking the position that “plungers represent support for a political candidate” and bringing them to the polling place was electioneering.

See http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/plunger-memo.pdf

AJT

(5,240 posts)

7. You can't wear any political messaging when voting in WI.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:18 PM

Oct 2018

Kajun Gal

(1,907 posts)

2. I love it and it really isn't political cause it doesn't support a political side.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:02 PM

Oct 2018

Gonna get one! Thanks!!!

mobeau69

(11,144 posts)

3. here's the problem

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:05 PM

Oct 2018

...decorated them with...vote for McCain.

Maeve

(42,282 posts)

4. Please don't in Ohio (polling places, I mean!)

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:06 PM

Oct 2018

We really would have to tell you to cover it or go turn it inside out as it reaches the level of campaigning.

Elsewhere...have at it! They look great!

Gothmog

(145,264 posts)

6. I serve as an election judge once a cycle

Reply to Maeve (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:15 PM

Oct 2018

I have had to tell voters to go outside and turn their shirt inside out on more than one occasion

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)

5. "Blue wave" is associated with Democrats...

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 08:07 PM

Oct 2018

I wouldn't do it. Just wear your normal clothing, people, why risk any hassle?

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