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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsElectioneering close to the polls is illegal -- report it if you see it
Generally, within 100 feet of the polling place. This includes "passive electioneering" like t-shirts and buttons. Electioneering includes playing a TV or radio (ie Fox, Rush, etc.), at least in my state -- I just checked. If you see it, report it. Take a photo. Even call the police if it's very aggressive. It is ILLEGAL, on a Federal, State, and local level. I have, in the past, reported both partisan and non-partisan candidates and their surrogates for this. It's voter intimidation, and they often target elderly folks.
Noun 1. electioneering - persuasion of voters in a political campaignelectioneering - persuasion of voters in a political campaign
canvassing, bell ringing
persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
2. electioneering - the campaign of a candidate to be elected.
********* In some states, passive electioneering is a grey area of the law. Some states outright forbid it.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)We had a brief brush with that when we stepped outside the polling place in 08 to place a call and inadvertently stepped over the property line to the post office of the town. The postmaster came out and let us know where the boundaries of the property were and pointed out a safe place to make our call from to campaign headquarters. So if you are doing precinct work, keep this in mind too.
obamanut2012
(26,080 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)nebraska007
(23 posts)I reported a guy for wearing a campaign shirt to the poll workers. They said he had to take it off but waited until he got to the ballot table. At that point he just took it off. Isn't the damage pretty much done at that point?