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Sponsor seeks to narrow electioneering ban after 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling; moderators and registrars urge caution
Summary
A bill introduced by Senator Tim Blank would remove "articles of clothing" from the statutory definition of electioneering inside polling places to align state law with the U.S. Supreme Court's 2018 decision; moderators and association representatives warned of operational difficulties and urged careful statutory drafting.
Senator Tim Blank, prime sponsor, told the committee he intends to amend state election law to exclude "articles of clothing" from the definition of electioneering inside polling places, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's June 14, 2018 decision in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky and earlier precedent distinguishing active campaign conduct at polling places.
"This bill seeks to strike the word 'articles of clothing' from the distribution piece to allow, again, if a person's walking in with a Kamala Harris shirt or a Trump shirt into the polling place... that is not electioneering," Senator Tim…
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