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In reply to the discussion: Official: Bill Clinton shaking hands does not violate election law [View all]rpannier
(24,956 posts)4. I would disagree, but I'm not with SoS in Mass
His being there as the spouse of one of the candidates; inside a polling area not outside; when he's not a registered voter of the state much less the precinct should be a violation
His presence should be treated as a form of campaigning
I did the polling station in California in the 80's a few times and the law said that non-precinct voters were not to be in the polling area during election time unless they were doing business of the California Secretary of State or helping the physically challenged.
Were that California, I would guess his presence would qualify as a flagrant violation
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Official: Bill Clinton shaking hands does not violate election law [View all]
riversedge
Mar 2016
OP
Compare Bill Clinton's vague gobbledy-gook apple pie in the sky dreams with Bernie's
JDPriestly
Mar 2016
#5
Baloney, he wasn't just shaking hands. He and the mayor held a rally outside the polling place.
madfloridian
Mar 2016
#3
"he wasn't just shaking hands. He and the mayor held a rally outside the polling place."
iAZZZo
Mar 2016
#6
Was Jimmy Carter glad-handing voters inside the polling place during Rosalynn's run for President?
Gene Debs
Mar 2016
#12
MA SOS said no violation -these polling places in Boston are always CRAZY crowded
Justice
Mar 2016
#26
First, he shook hands with a megaphone to announce he'd be shaking hands inside... nt
Earth_First
Mar 2016
#41