{"id":1642,"date":"2008-10-29T19:24:35","date_gmt":"2008-10-29T23:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2008-10-29T19:24:35","modified_gmt":"2008-10-29T23:24:35","slug":"va-state-board-of-elections-wants-citizens-prosecuted-for-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2008\/10\/29\/va-state-board-of-elections-wants-citizens-prosecuted-for-what\/","title":{"rendered":"VA State Board of Elections Wants Citizens Prosecuted for *What*?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This<\/a> is beyond ridiculous:<\/p>\n

Now, if someone comes to vote while wearing, say, an Obama<\/span>–Biden<\/span> button, here’s what the SBE wants the election officials to do:<\/p>\n

1. \u00c2\u00a0As the person to remove or cover up the button.
\n2. \u00c2\u00a0If the voter questions the authority for such a request, direct them to the “Prohibited Area Sign\/Poster.”
\n3. \u00c2\u00a0If the person refuses, to remove or cover up the button, let them vote, and then “complete an incident report,” which “should be forwarded to the locality’s Commonwealth’s Attorney by the local electoral board and general registrar” for prosecution for a misdemeanor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So — you can wear your button when you vote, but then they’ll arrest you days, weeks or months later?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the whole thing.\u00c2\u00a0 I’d prefer to get a hold of a copy of the guidance the author is relaying, but the author is trustworthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is beyond ridiculous: Now, if someone comes to vote while wearing, say, an Obama–Biden button, here’s what the SBE wants the election officials to do: 1. \u00c2\u00a0As the person to remove or cover up the button. 2. \u00c2\u00a0If the voter questions the authority for such a request, direct them to the “Prohibited Area Sign\/Poster.” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-law","category-politics","category-virginia"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t