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Don't wear anything with OBAMA or McCain to the Voting Polls!!!! - It's the Law

This not completely true it depends on the state you live in  and what their laws are on passive electioneering.  Here are two good pages that address this issue:

 

http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/electioneering.asp  - This one is for GENERAL PURPOSES.

 

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/24/105716/347/604/608597 - This has to do more with the state of Maryland.

 

I think the best bet is to NOT WEAR OBAMA OR MCCAIN paraphernalia and to be informed of the law in your state.


Tease's picture

No worries, I'll be wearing

No worries, I'll be wearing my Hillary hat. 

Lisa

Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security -- B. Franklin
Kimmaayy..!'s picture

Lol!

I wish I had a whole outfit dedicated to her to wear!!!
idiosyncratic's picture

are you from

are you from maryland? 

 

"she hasn't even heard them since she found out what the words meant, she decided she preferred them all wrong"

sexyseed's picture

No I'm from Virginia

My sister sent this to me in an e-mail and I just wanted to spread the word because I want everyone's vote to count.  My brother and sister-in-law are in Maryland, maybe that's where she got her information.
xenoglossy's picture

Yeah, during the last

Yeah, during the last presidential election, the polls for my area were held at my high school and none of the students were allowed to wear any clothing/pins/whatever supporting any of the candidates that day because it was illegal. That was in Pennsylvania.
Harpy's picture

Stewart/Cobert '08!

During the Congressional elections last year I wore a Stewart and Colbert '08 shirt.  No one said anything.  I figured I could get away with it.  :D 

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