Kerry's daughter in violation of Massachuesetts election laws

my own daughter | 11/3/04 | johnandrhonda

[johnandrhonda]

My daughter was the Judge at a precinct here in Ohio yesterday, and is familiar with election laws. Today, on Kerry's website (johnkerry.com) she saw photos of Kerry, Teressa, and a daughter(whatshername) casting their votes in Boston. The daughter is wearing a campaign button in violation of Massachausetts law. This was confirmed by a phone call to the Massachusetts Seceretary of The Commonwealth, elections division. They looked at the photos on-line and said it was a violation of election law, and would refer the matter to their legal advisor (ya, sure). Theressa didn't vote in Boston--she is registered in Pennsylvania--near the ketchup factory.

[johnandrhonda]

Activities in the Polling Location On Election Day, certain activities are prohibited within the polling location and within 150 feet of the polling place. General Law chapter 54, section 65 prohibits within 150 feet of a polling location, among other things, the posting, exhibition, circulation, or distribution of material--including pasters, stickers, posters, cards, handbills, placards, pictures or circulars--intended to influence the action of the voter. G. L. 54, § 65 (1998 ed.). Consistent with the activities restricted by statute, the implementing regulations prohibit the solicitation of votes for or against, or any other form of promotion or opposition of, any person or political party or position on a ballot question, to be voted on at the current election. 950 C.M.R. § 53.03(18)(d); 950 C.M.R. § 54.04(22)(d). Accordingly, a person standing within 150 feet of a polling location, including observers in the polling location, may not: hold any campaign sign; hand any person literature intended to influence the voter’s action at the polls; wear any campaign buttons or identifying signage; solicit a person’s vote for or against a candidate or question on the ballot; or, distribute stickers. Circulators of nomination papers, initiative and referenda petitions are also restricted from soliciting signatures within 150 feet of a building entrance door to a polling place. G. L. c. 54, § 65 (1998 ed.). This is true even where the nomination, etc... To see the photos, go to johnkerry.com

[Jimmur74]

Who Cares Enjoy the Victory...dont stoop to teir levels

[Jimmur74]

spelling....... "their" levels

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Was she wearing that hideous transparent dress?

[Mike Bates]

Let me call a cop. :)

Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

[PhiKapMom]

Notice another new poster signed up yesterday tell us to forget another violation of the Kerry's. Amazing!

[dirtboy]

Was she wearing that hideous transparent dress?

Maybe that wasn't a campaign button after all...

[Darkwolf377]

Her punishment is having to hang around with Lurch for the rest of his life.

[bonfire]

The election supervisor where I voted was chatting about the 68 election and how she voted for Kennedy. Then she said "OOPS! Guess I shouldn't have said that! I COULD have changed since then..."

I just laughed. (at her)

[RGSpincich]

Haven't you heard? They are our friends now.

[Dr._Joseph_Warren]

No big deal. I saw plenty of people wearing Bush buttons.

As long as she doesn't stand around soliciting, I doubt that it matters.

Besides, our side would look really pathetic, petty, and stupid if we were dumb enough to push this as a legal issue.

Let it drop. Go have a beer.

[Halls]

Who cares anymore! It is over, let's not go putting more salt in their wounds!

[grania]

Senator Kerry was gracious in defeat, and you're complaining about his daughter's campaign button?

[Bean Counter]

Small potatoes! No need to rub thier noses in the poo....they will do a good job of it all by themselves.