Posted on 11/02/2021 12:19:03 PM PDT by BurgessKoch
The Virginia Republican Party said Tuesday that some voters are incorrectly being told at some polling locations in the state that a mask must be worn – as residents cast ballots on a slate of contests including the state's high-profile governor's race.
"There have been several reports from voters who say they were told by poll workers that they are required to wear a mask in order to vote," read a tweet from the Virginia GOP account. "To be clear, if someone is not wearing a face covering they may NOT be turned away or refused their right to vote."
Another tweet on the account reads: "Masks are NOT required to vote. There is no mask mandate in Virginia."
A senior editor at the Washington Free Beacon said that he was told to wear a mask to vote in Virginia.
"Poll workers demanded I mask up in order to vote. At no point did they ask to see my face to see if it matched the ID. Seems legit," he wrote.
The Legal Defense Fund addressed the mask issue on social media as well.
"Masks are encouraged but not required at polling sites in Virginia. If you forgot your mask, you should not be turned away for not having a mask," the organization wrote. "You should either request one from your polling place or request to vote curbside."
Conservative columnist Charles Hurt said local officials requiring masks to vote in Virginia is a voter suppression tactic.
"To be clear, this is illegal voter suppression," he wrote. "You may vote at any polling place in Virginia – even in schools – with or without a mask no matter what local election officials tell you."
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Well our Clinic here demands a mask to see our doctors. So disgusting. Otherwise I agree. No way I wear a mask otherwise.
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Irrelevant.
Local decree cannot supercede fundamental RIGHT to vote!
Example, I will show you: If that was the criteria, you could say, "it is local voting law in this County when voting to bring a photo ID to vote." Someone could say that they had forgotten it. If they go home and get it and bring it back, fine. But if they say, "I am entitled to vote anyway despite any local laws, my right to vote trumps that law" it would be thrown out on its ass. Nobody did answer me as to whether these eyewitness accounts were in schools or other locations still mandated in that county for mask wearing.
The way to handle this would be for local authorities (poll workers, our fellow citizens) to point to the ordinance and then have a box of masks on hand, offer gladly to give the voter one. If he said, “Oh great, I forgot mine”, and used it, fine. If he/she instead decided to be a self-as-center-of-universe liberal snowflake and have a Karen meltdown and lose their mud, well then, fine, no vote. It is the law. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. What makes them so special and above the law? Is my point.
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