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Candyass
02 Nov 2004, 11:59 AM
My girlfriend showed up at the polls in a punk voter Bush/DeMOCKracy t-shirt where he had evil scratched into his forehead. THe little old lady poll worker told her she had to either take it off, cover it up, or turn it inside out. The GF did not vote in her bra (althought that would have been really interesting) and opted to turn it inside out. I guess I didn't know there was a dress code for voting...
Stine
02 Nov 2004, 12:00 PM
:eek: :confused:
I just threw something on and went, actually here I am getting ready to walk out the door
http://www.menshealth.gr/id/files/14904/lefterhs-speedo-eksoxiko.jpg
Jake_Barnes
02 Nov 2004, 12:10 PM
I don't think any sort of political propaganda was allowed inside of the polling places, whether it's signs, fliers, clothing, etc.
Originally posted by Frost
good god hp1, put the cloak back on, PUT THE CLOAK BACK ON
That's what we Jawa look like under the cloak, you have found me out Frost. What till I post the naked Tuscan Raider photos!
Homsar
02 Nov 2004, 12:38 PM
I'm sure that t-shirt could be filed under "mind your own business and you don't have to believe what I tell you" instead of "propoganda."
I'm going in a tuxedo.
You believed me??? Why the hell would I do that???
Anemone Anomaly
02 Nov 2004, 12:40 PM
I dressed up like a J Witness and they threw me out for trying to vote. The HUMANITY!!!!
postfeminist
02 Nov 2004, 02:14 PM
candyass, no shit! give her a hug for me... that's crapola.
i just wore jeans & a sweater, which as you know, is my official uniform.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU TOMORROW! the bt is going to email you directions after his nap.
Candyass
02 Nov 2004, 02:15 PM
Originally posted by postfeminist
candyass, no shit! give her a hug for me... that's crapola.
i just wore jeans & a sweater, which as you know, is my official uniform.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU TOMORROW! the bt is going to email you directions after his nap.
I think she should have gone for the bra...that would have been hottttttttt....
SteelTown Boy
02 Nov 2004, 02:32 PM
i just wore sweats and a t-shirt that's all.
DLDude
02 Nov 2004, 03:02 PM
No political garb is allowed at the polls.
On a side note... my highschool was a polling place today, and i wore my "Friends dont let friends vote Republican" shirt. I 'had' to walk past the line of people waiting to vote to get some work. A loophole i say, a loophole!
brainslosh
02 Nov 2004, 03:08 PM
Originally posted by Candyass
Voting Attire
Wow. I didn't think tires were qualified for elected office. :)
Buddah, bump.
onest2.0
02 Nov 2004, 03:09 PM
I wore a unabomber type hooded sweatshirt (in honor of yosh).
akip
02 Nov 2004, 03:10 PM
all black.
ApplesauceDave
02 Nov 2004, 03:29 PM
In honor of Christopher Reeves, I wore a superman shirt today. I don't think it made a lick of difference to anyone else, though.
Digit1001
02 Nov 2004, 03:30 PM
I just asked someone about this. I had a sticker on my coat, and took it off voluntarily before walking in. I wasn't sure if you're allowed to wear political items or not.
Consensus here at work was that you COULD wear the items, you just can't solicit other people to vote by handing something out.
Don't know the rule for certain, but either way, the Bush=Evil thing to me falls more under free speach b/c it's not asking for a vote for a candidate. It's not even saying "Don't Vote for Bush" explictly.
People can think Bush is evil and still vote for him. That's what I've assumed is the case all along.
:p
ApplesauceDave
02 Nov 2004, 03:40 PM
I almost wore my Vote for Pedro shirt, but I figured I might get questioned about it.
http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/napoleondynamite/epk/downloads/photoGallery/28.jpg
Johnnylama
02 Nov 2004, 04:03 PM
Put on a very BLUE shirt today before voting. Students have been asking me who I voted for all day. I won't tell them (I stay TOTALLY neutral at school). Somebody even said I voted for Kerry b/c I was wearing a blue shirt. I laughed it off. :D
Saw a lot of other blue shirts today. Hmmm...
:)
beezlebob
02 Nov 2004, 04:10 PM
Originally posted by Johnnylama
Put on a very BLUE shirt today before voting. Students have been asking me who I voted for all day. I won't tell them (I stay TOTALLY neutral at school). Somebody even said I voted for Kerry b/c I was wearing a blue shirt. I laughed it off. :D
Saw a lot of other blue shirts today. Hmmm...
:)
I am wearing a blue shirt today. It says more about the state of my laundry than the way I voted.
justa bill
02 Nov 2004, 04:14 PM
Saw this on the news at noon today... Fanon Rucker, a write-in candidate for Hamilton County prosecutor, showed up to vote and was wearing a big "VOTE RUCKER" sign on his back and had two big signs saying the same sticking out of his hat.
:]
They "said" he was forced to remove the signs before he could vote... yet, the video showed him walking away from the voting booth still wearing both. Election Fraud!!! :]
it's a mad house out there. I work a half-block from a polling place, and there's a van that keeps driving by with a loudspeaker blaring, "VOTE KERRY! KERRY, KERRY, KERRY!" subtle.
despondent
02 Nov 2004, 05:49 PM
I showed up in my fabulously fashionable wardrobe by Cintas...my work uniform
wdwrongforum
02 Nov 2004, 06:09 PM
a Sloan t-shirt, jeans, my lucky socks & favorite shoes.
atomikdarling
02 Nov 2004, 06:15 PM
I wore my lucky pants. Maybe they're not really lucky, but they make my ass look good.
Originally posted by atomikdarling
I wore my lucky pants. Maybe they're not really lucky, but they make my ass look good.
Hell yeah
JSpaceman
02 Nov 2004, 06:19 PM
Originally posted by atomikdarling
Maybe they're not really lucky, but they make my ass look good. Ha... are those space pants? :D
atomikdarling
02 Nov 2004, 06:34 PM
Ha... are those space pants?
Nope... Just an old pair of Dickies. But my ass is out of this world. ;-)
Originally posted by atomikdarling
Nope... Just an old pair of Dickies. But my ass is out of this world. ;-)
I see you baby, shakin that ass. shakin that ass.
I see you baby, shakin that ass. shakin that ass.
tobedawg
02 Nov 2004, 07:00 PM
I wore my "KERRY/EDWARDS 04" Button to the polls with no problems.. I got a couple of dirty looks from repubs but it's all good
LunaSea
02 Nov 2004, 08:15 PM
Candyass, I'm in Athens, too, and the girl in front of me in the voting line said that her boyfriend wore a Kerry shirt. When someone told him he couldn't wear it inside, he started arguing with them. They started yelling "We need an officer over here!" What, were they were going to have him arrested??
classicgrrl
02 Nov 2004, 10:04 PM
Originally posted by Candyass
My girlfriend showed up at the polls in a punk voter Bush/DeMOCKracy t-shirt where he had evil scratched into his forehead. THe little old lady poll worker told her she had to either take it off, cover it up, or turn it inside out. The GF did not vote in her bra (althought that would have been really interesting) and opted to turn it inside out. I guess I didn't know there was a dress code for voting...
she'd have gotten on tv if she would have taken it off and given it to the poll worker to hold while she voted.
bra or no bra...
:p
GQuagmire
02 Nov 2004, 11:22 PM
Originally posted by DLDude
No political garb is allowed at the polls.
On a side note... my highschool was a polling place today, and i wore my "Friends dont let friends vote Republican" shirt. I 'had' to walk past the line of people waiting to vote to get some work. A loophole i say, a loophole!
You actually aren't supposed to be able to do this. You are not allowed to have any propaganda (shirts, buttons, hats, signs, etc.) within 100 feet of a polling place. Schools who serve as a polling place then, were supposed to make sure no students wore any clothing, etc. in support of any particular party or candidate. If you did this, you cheated. :)
GQuagmire
02 Nov 2004, 11:24 PM
Originally posted by Digit1001
I just asked someone about this. I had a sticker on my coat, and took it off voluntarily before walking in. I wasn't sure if you're allowed to wear political items or not.
Consensus here at work was that you COULD wear the items, you just can't solicit other people to vote by handing something out.
Don't know the rule for certain, but either way, the Bush=Evil thing to me falls more under free speach b/c it's not asking for a vote for a candidate. It's not even saying "Don't Vote for Bush" explictly.
People can think Bush is evil and still vote for him. That's what I've assumed is the case all along.
:p
Actually, you can't do it. Poll workers are supposed to ask you to remove anything if you have it on.
GQuagmire
02 Nov 2004, 11:27 PM
Originally posted by LunaSea
Candyass, I'm in Athens, too, and the girl in front of me in the voting line said that her boyfriend wore a Kerry shirt. When someone told him he couldn't wear it inside, he started arguing with them. They started yelling "We need an officer over here!" What, were they were going to have him arrested??
Why would he argue? That's just being a jackass. The election workers are just doing their jobs - which is to enforce the rules. If he was wearing a Bush shirt he should have been forced to remove it as well. If you are going to disrupt the process, they SHOULD call for security.
TheShed
02 Nov 2004, 11:32 PM
Originally posted by GQuagmire
You actually aren't supposed to be able to do this. You are not allowed to have any propaganda (shirts, buttons, hats, signs, etc.) within 100 feet of a polling place. Schools who serve as a polling place then, were supposed to make sure no students wore any clothing, etc. in support of any particular party or candidate. If you did this, you cheated. :)
Yup, now the whole election is invalid. I call a do-over.
AmericanScience
03 Nov 2004, 07:44 AM
The law was supposed to stop electioneering within 100ft of the polls, but personal expression of the voter is fine.
"Electioneering" is defined shortly as "To work actively for a candidate or political party." In terms of the law, to "actively" work for a candidate, it means to outwardly campaign for him or her. Wearing a t-shirt is a passive, not active stance in legalese (which I'm happy about, as it makes sense to me too!).
The law includes things as broad as not talking to anyone about their vote, posting a sign, or handing out a flyer in the 100ft range.
It applies VERY MUCH to poll workers, but not in the same way (or it SHOULDN'T) to voters.
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