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spinbaby

(15,090 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:11 AM Nov 2012

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A friend reports Fox News on at polling place

In Weigelstown, PA. Is that legal?

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A friend reports Fox News on at polling place (Original Post) spinbaby Nov 2012 OP

depends beachbumbob Nov 2012 #1

If it is inside, it is not legal liberal N proud Nov 2012 #2

I'll tell him to spinbaby Nov 2012 #4

They can be there rightsideout Nov 2012 #3

If it's inside or too close to the polls, no obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #5

It's inside spinbaby Nov 2012 #6

call the number d_r Nov 2012 #8

K&R ffr Nov 2012 #16

Report it yourself. thecrow Nov 2012 #7

I don't live anywhere near there spinbaby Nov 2012 #11

Do you know where the polling place is? Obviously, you know which town it's in.. thecrow Nov 2012 #13

emailed, haven't had a resonse spinbaby Nov 2012 #14

MSNBC just showed inside, but no faces. hollysmom Nov 2012 #9

It is not illegal for News outlets to report from inside a polling place... brooklynite Nov 2012 #10

duh, thanks,. hollysmom Nov 2012 #18

"ON" as in ON TV or "IN" as in filming inside barbiegeek Nov 2012 #12

Illegal under federal law to have a TV on inside a polling place IfPalinisAnswerWatsQ Nov 2012 #15

We have a Federal law against a TV being on inside polling places justiceischeap Nov 2012 #17

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

1. depends

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:12 AM

Nov 2012

they can be outside for sure....

liberal N proud

(60,336 posts)

2. If it is inside, it is not legal

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:15 AM

Nov 2012

Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE

spinbaby

(15,090 posts)

4. I'll tell him to

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:17 AM

Nov 2012

He thought it was amusing. I am not so amused.

rightsideout

(978 posts)

3. They can be there

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:17 AM

Nov 2012

As long as they stay like 100 feet, or whatever the rule is, from the doors of the polling place.

obamanut2012

(26,080 posts)

5. If it's inside or too close to the polls, no

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:19 AM

Nov 2012

Tell him to tell them to turn it off. If they won't, have him take a photo of it and call the BoE. Illegal.

spinbaby

(15,090 posts)

6. It's inside

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:21 AM

Nov 2012

And he's already left.

d_r

(6,907 posts)

8. call the number

Reply to spinbaby (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:23 AM

Nov 2012

1-866-OUR-VOTE and give them the information

ffr

(22,670 posts)

16. K&R

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:49 AM

Nov 2012

Do it.

thecrow

(5,519 posts)

7. Report it yourself.

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:23 AM

Nov 2012

OFA should have a campaign worker who can verify/photograph.

spinbaby

(15,090 posts)

11. I don't live anywhere near there

Reply to thecrow (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:48 AM

Nov 2012

thecrow

(5,519 posts)

13. Do you know where the polling place is? Obviously, you know which town it's in..

Reply to spinbaby (Reply #11)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:37 AM

Nov 2012

That would be what you need to report. The polling place, in which town. Make them aware of this. Then you have done your job. It's then their job on whether to follow up on it. We all work together.

spinbaby

(15,090 posts)

14. emailed, haven't had a resonse

Reply to thecrow (Reply #13)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:39 AM

Nov 2012

I'm not familiar with that area--how hard would it be for a person to check the local polling places?

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)

9. MSNBC just showed inside, but no faces.

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:29 AM

Nov 2012

They just stood far away. How many times have we seen the candidates emerging frmt he voting booth. I am not sure it is illegal, unless they are proselytizing.

brooklynite

(94,598 posts)

10. It is not illegal for News outlets to report from inside a polling place...

Reply to hollysmom (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:39 AM

Nov 2012

...I think the point of the OP was that Fox was showing on a TV in the room, not that their TV crew was there.

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)

18. duh, thanks,.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #10)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:05 PM

Nov 2012

wake up wake up wake up.

barbiegeek

(1,140 posts)

12. "ON" as in ON TV or "IN" as in filming inside

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:54 AM

Nov 2012

Can't watch FOX news on TV in a Voting place.

IfPalinisAnswerWatsQ

(452 posts)

15. Illegal under federal law to have a TV on inside a polling place

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:42 AM

Nov 2012

Nt

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)

17. We have a Federal law against a TV being on inside polling places

Reply to IfPalinisAnswerWatsQ (Reply #15)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:53 AM

Nov 2012

but we don't have Federal voting requirements... amazing.

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