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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsExeter woman votes topless after anti-Trump shirt disallowed
https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20200909/exeter-woman-votes-topless-after-anti-trump-shirt-disallowedEXETER A woman voting at Tuesdays primary found an unorthodox way of protesting the town moderator, who ruled her T-shirt was a form of electioneering: She took it off and voted topless.
Town Moderator Paul Scafidi said the woman walked into the Talbot Gymnasium in the afternoon wearing a McCain Hero, Trump Zero T-shirt. As a ballot clerk was checking her name off the voter list, Scafidi said he informed the woman she could not wear a shirt with a political candidate featured on it while she voted. Scafidi said another woman nearby was wearing a T-shirt supporting the American flag and the woman with the Trump Zero shirt questioned why she was being singled out, which escalated into a brief argument.
State law states no person, shall distribute, wear, or post at a polling place any campaign material, in part, and if convicted, is subject to a fine up to $1,000.
She asked why her and not me? Scafidi said. I said she was going to have to cover her shirt and (a shirt) supporting the American flag was not electioneering. Thats my opinion, and that was my call as the moderator. Scafidi said at that point, the woman asked him if he wanted her to take her shirt off, despite not wearing anything underneath.
I said, Id rather she not, Scafidi said. But she took it off so fast, no one had time to react so the whole place just went, woah, and she walked away, and I let her vote. She couldve just gone into the hallway and turned it inside-out.
New Hampshires public indecency law states an individual can be found guilty of indecent exposure and lewdness if the person fornicates, exposes his or her genitals, or performs any other act of gross lewdness under circumstances which he or she should know will likely cause affront or alarm.
Scafidi said he did have the authority to have police remove the voter under the indecency law, but he did not want to see the incident escalate further. He said she put her shirt back on as soon as she stepped out of the voting booth and cast her ballot.
I could have (had her removed), but I didnt want to exacerbate the whole thing, Scafidi said. I dont know if she was trying to have me get her arrested, but I thought it was better to just let things play out. I dont think there were more than 15 voters in the building at the time and if there were any children there, I didnt see them.
If she felt it was her right, more power to her, Scafidi said. We all laughed about it as things were winding down, so I dont know if it was a set-up, but Ive never experienced anything like that. We had more important things to worry about; we had to get 2,000 people to vote safely, and check-in and count 2,000 absentee ballots.
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Exeter woman votes topless after anti-Trump shirt disallowed (Original Post)
onetexan
Sep 2020
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catrose
(5,071 posts)1. Gee, I would have turned it inside out, but got to give her props
Response to catrose (Reply #1)
demmiblue This message was self-deleted by its author.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)2. I seriously doubt that seeing breasts causes psychological injury.
Sounds, to me, like the Moderator handled the situation well.
-Laelth
sdfernando
(4,937 posts)10. I agree with you Laelth....
and to top it off, we are constantly hit with exposed moobs and no one bats an eye about that.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)12. Indeed.
sdfernando
(4,937 posts)13. That's not Bubba....that's Jabba! /NT
Response to onetexan (Original post)
demmiblue This message was self-deleted by its author.
onethatcares
(16,178 posts)4. just think the damage she might have caused
if children would have seen her breasts? AAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH, somebody get me a drink.
Solly Mack
(90,778 posts)5. She had nothing to hide.
No shame in her game.
regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)6. "This thread is pointless without pictures"
onetexan
(13,049 posts)7. i'm assuming she wore a bra
underpants
(182,851 posts)8. Yeah I was going to post - Don't waste your time. No pics.
FakeNoose
(32,681 posts)11. "No shirt, no shoes ...
... no voting!"
Stallion
(6,476 posts)14. Pictures - or it Didn't Happen