Passive electioneering

Passive electioneering

Passive Electioneering is the act of wearing campaign paraphernalia or carrying signs to a polling place potentially influencing voters.

United States

Across the United States laws vary relating to passive electioneering. [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081004/pl_politico/14269;_ylt=AiZ5r9WDZRvEa7kIcXdC.pm_w5R4 What voters wear: A battle over dress codes] , The Politico]

In 2008, an internet rumor is circulating warning voters not to wear campaign t-shirts at the polls. [ [http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/electioneering.asp Passive Electioneering] , from Snopes]

The State of New York has a rarely-enforced law that prohibits wearing campaign buttons or T-shirt at a polling place. In the fall of 2008, New York State Board of Elections Spokesman Bob Brehm made statements that voters at he polls wearing a campaign button or T-shirt will be asked to remove the item. [cite web
url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nycity-news-service/no-obama-tees-obscure-law_b_129177.html
type = printable
title = No Obama Tees! Obscure Laws Banning Electioneering May Cause Hassles At the Polls For Voters
work = The Huffington Post
author = By Vinita Singla, Megan McGibney
date = 25 September 2008
accessdate = 5 October 2008 ]

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