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Greenfield council denies ‘DJs at the Polls’ request, adopts ban on outdoor events at active polling sites
Summary
The Greenfield Common Council on March 18 rejected a request from nonprofit DJs at the Polls to host music at the Greenfield Community Center on election day and approved a resolution prohibiting outdoor special events at active polling places, citing statutory restrictions and concerns about setting a precedent.
The Greenfield Common Council on March 18 voted to deny an application from the nonprofit DJs at the Polls to host a DJ outside the Greenfield Community Center on April 1, the day of the election, and then adopted a resolution prohibiting outdoor special events at active polling places.
The decision followed a detailed discussion by council members about Wisconsin statute "2020, 5.35, parent 5," which the mayor and city staff said restricts activities that could “interfere with or distract election officials” or voters at polling places, and about potential First Amendment complications if the city were to permit amplified music adjacent to a polling site.
Erin Anderson, Wisconsin state project manager for DJs at the Polls, told the council the program is nonpartisan, that DJs receive…
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