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Kerry's daughter in violation of Massachuesetts election laws
my own daughter
| 11/3/04
| johnandrhonda
Posted on 11/03/2004 1:44:17 PM PST by 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.
TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: electionlaws; kerrysdaughter
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 voters action at the polls; wear any campaign buttons or identifying signage; solicit a persons 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
To: johnandrhonda
Who Cares Enjoy the Victory...dont stoop to teir levels
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posted on
11/03/2004 1:47:55 PM PST
by
Jimmur74
(Arkansas)
To: johnandrhonda
spelling....... "their" levels
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posted on
11/03/2004 1:48:46 PM PST
by
Jimmur74
(Arkansas)
To: johnandrhonda
Was she wearing that hideous transparent dress?
4
posted on
11/03/2004 1:49:06 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(I actually did vote for John Kerry, before I voted against him.)
To: johnandrhonda
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posted on
11/03/2004 1:49:37 PM PST
by
Mike Bates
(Just in time for your Halloween gift giving needs: THE book.)
To: johnandrhonda
Notice another new poster signed up yesterday tell us to forget another violation of the Kerry's. Amazing!
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posted on
11/03/2004 1:49:55 PM PST
by
PhiKapMom
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Was she wearing that hideous transparent dress?Maybe that wasn't a campaign button after all...
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posted on
11/03/2004 1:49:56 PM PST
by
dirtboy
(Tagline temporarily out of commission due to excessive intake of gin-soaked raisins)
To: johnandrhonda
Her punishment is having to hang around with Lurch for the rest of his life.
To: johnandrhonda
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)
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posted on
11/03/2004 1:51:03 PM PST
by
bonfire
To: johnandrhonda
Haven't you heard? They are our friends now.
To: johnandrhonda
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.
To: johnandrhonda
Who cares anymore! It is over, let's not go putting more salt in their wounds!
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posted on
11/03/2004 2:03:40 PM PST
by
Halls
To: johnandrhonda
Senator Kerry was gracious in defeat, and you're complaining about his daughter's campaign button?
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posted on
11/03/2004 2:21:37 PM PST
by
grania
("Won't get fooled again")
To: johnandrhonda
Small potatoes! No need to rub thier noses in the poo....they will do a good job of it all by themselves.
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