On Nov 2, 2004, at 11:04 AM, Chris Johnson wrote:
As I left I saw a man with a MoveOn PAC sign in the church parking lot. I
told him he had to be at least 100 feet away from the polling place. A
discussion of disagreement ensued. Then an election judge from downtown
showed up and told him he had to move. An argument ensued. I departed,
leaving it to the two of them.
Some insight from my wife the election lawyer:
The 100-foot rule is measured from the door of the room where voting takes place — NOT the building itself.
(This assumes the building is not public property, which is the case for Chris's polling place...13-5 is at Mt. Olivet Church. If the voting place is public property, you have to be 100 feet away PLUS off the public property. The sidewalk is not public property BTW ).
Don't know if that affected the legality of the situation Chris observed, but as they used to say on WCCO radio, it's a POINT OF LAW.
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