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During the ordeal of Prop H8 here in Callifornia one of the churches in Arcata that had a pollling booth, also had a large outdoor billboard that told voters in large 1 foot tall letters to "vote with god and vote yes on 8", that got them a lot of flack and criticism that was well deserved. I vote absentee for the reason that religion has nothing to do with how I vote.
Yes, if the organization's building is used for a governmental function like voting, there should be something in whatever agreement they sign that prohibits them from attempting to influence votes.
Our county has recently banned polling places in churches and will relocate them to public buildings, fire stations, and schools. Across the states about 30% of polling places are in churches, and in El Paso County, Colorado it's at 70%. Would you be comfortable voting in a mosque?
Sure they should. That way the could poll to find out what passages of the Bible to believe in this month...
Our county has recently banned polling places in churches and will relocate them to public buildings, fire stations, and schools. Across the states about 30% of polling places are in churches, and in El Paso County, Colorado it's at 70%. Would you be comfortable voting in a mosque?
I don't understand the question about the Mosque ….. did a Mosque have something to do with the County's decision? Why did the county ban polling places in churches? There must have been some particular reason.
Yes, if the organization's building is used for a governmental function like voting, there should be something in whatever agreement they sign that prohibits them from attempting to influence votes.
I'm sure there was. And the church was also probably violating state electioneering laws.
Yes, if the organization's building is used for a governmental function like voting, there should be something in whatever agreement they sign that prohibits them from attempting to influence votes.
Yes there is a provision, any signage must be 200 feet away if I remember right, but this church has a billboard about the size of 8 foot high by 12 foot wide and one has to drive around the block to the parking lot right past the billboard. They thought they could get away with it because they were within the limit of allowed distance, but the letters were large, black on white background and had been up for many weeks prior to voting. It was mainly bad rep from it that stopped them from being a polling place.
Yes, if the organization's building is used for a governmental function like voting, there should be something in whatever agreement they sign that prohibits them from attempting to influence votes.
Here in Virginia you can't promote, solicit, or put signage any closer than 50ft from the polling entrance. Aside from that, as long as it is 50ft out, anything is game.
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