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In reply to the discussion: trumpians block entrance to polling place in Fairfax, VA [View all]KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)23. State Laws on Electioneering Boundaries
State Laws on Electioneering Boundaries
National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)
Link: http://www.nass.org/sites/default/files/surveys/2020-01/state-laws-polling-place-electioneering-Jan2020.pdf
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For Virginia.....
Our law in KY is 100-ft....
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National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)
Link: http://www.nass.org/sites/default/files/surveys/2020-01/state-laws-polling-place-electioneering-Jan2020.pdf
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For Virginia.....
Virginia
During the times the polls are open and ballots are being counted, it shall be unlawful for any person (i) to loiter or congregate within 40 feet of any entrance of any polling place; (ii) within such distance to give, tender, or exhibit any ballot, ticket, or other campaign material to any person or to solicit or in any manner attempt to influence any person in casting his vote; or (iii) to hinder or delay a qualified voter in entering or leaving a polling place. (Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-604(A))
During the times the polls are open and ballots are being counted, it shall be unlawful for any person (i) to loiter or congregate within 40 feet of any entrance of any polling place; (ii) within such distance to give, tender, or exhibit any ballot, ticket, or other campaign material to any person or to solicit or in any manner attempt to influence any person in casting his vote; or (iii) to hinder or delay a qualified voter in entering or leaving a polling place. (Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-604(A))
Our law in KY is 100-ft....
Kentucky
No person shall electioneer at the polling place on the day of any election within a distance of one hundred (100) feet of any entrance to a building in which a voting machine is located if that entrance is unlocked and is used by voters on election day. Electioneering shall include the displaying of signs, the distribution of campaign literature, cards, or handbills, the soliciting of signatures to any petition, or the solicitation of votes for or against any bona fide candidate or ballot question in a manner which expressly advocates the election or defeat of the candidate or expressly advocates the passage or defeat of the ballot question, but shall not include exit polling, bumper stickers affixed to a person's vehicle while parked within or passing through a distance of one hundred (100) feet of any entrance to a building in which a voting machine is located, private property , or other exceptions established by the State Board of Elections through the promulgation of administrative regulations. (Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.235(3))
No person shall electioneer at the polling place on the day of any election within a distance of one hundred (100) feet of any entrance to a building in which a voting machine is located if that entrance is unlocked and is used by voters on election day. Electioneering shall include the displaying of signs, the distribution of campaign literature, cards, or handbills, the soliciting of signatures to any petition, or the solicitation of votes for or against any bona fide candidate or ballot question in a manner which expressly advocates the election or defeat of the candidate or expressly advocates the passage or defeat of the ballot question, but shall not include exit polling, bumper stickers affixed to a person's vehicle while parked within or passing through a distance of one hundred (100) feet of any entrance to a building in which a voting machine is located, private property , or other exceptions established by the State Board of Elections through the promulgation of administrative regulations. (Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.235(3))
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Happy to hear they were cleared away..we cannot let them do this kind of shit
Thekaspervote
Sep 2020
#3
Virginia police, you must have photos and videos of these motherfuckers.
RobertDevereaux
Sep 2020
#6
When magat, klansman starts tweeting about this, please post here. Thanks.
lindysalsagal
Sep 2020
#9
When I look at it critically, I have to agree. It's just the idealistic in me who wants to see
iluvtennis
Sep 2020
#41
That's it. They've shown their hand, and now we have to get out in front of this.
BComplex
Sep 2020
#16
If they're fifty feet from the door and are not blocking people, there's not much to do about it ...
marble falls
Sep 2020
#24
Is there another video of this, because I don't see that the entrance is being blocked.
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2020
#35
Here's a Google map of the Fairfax County Government Center. The area is wide open.
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2020
#39
I'm looking at the video now. I don't see that access to the building is being blocked.
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2020
#43