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Good – I can still wear my “Give the Shaft to Taft” t-shirt…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia voters won’t be allowed to wear clothing featuring John McCain or Barack Obama when they head to the polls on Nov. 4. |
The State Board of Elections on Tuesday voted to ban clothing and hats as well as buttons and other paraphernalia that directly advocate the election or defeat of a specific candidate or issue. |
Efforts to enforce a similar ban are headed to court in Pennsylvania. At least four states — Maine, Montana, Vermont and Kansas — prohibit wearing campaign buttons, stickers and badges inside polling places. |
In September, a Pennsylvania Department of State memo — it is not legally binding — advised counties that voters’ attire doesn’t matter as long as the “voter takes no additional action to attempt to influence other voters.” Two Pittsburgh-area elections officials sued to have the memo rescinded. |
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