Official: Bill Clinton shaking hands does not violate election law

[TexasTowelie]

27. According to the Boston Globe:

Hillary Clinton - 588,590 (50.3%), Bernie Sanders - 568,378 (48.5%) with 96.92% reporting so there is a margin of about 20,000 voters.

Considering that approximately 20,000 Democrats switched their registration to Republican due to the Trump surge, I believe that had far more impact than Bill Clinton showing up at the polls. It is also difficult to say that all of those that changed their registration would have aligned with the Sanders camp since it could just as easily be a 50-50 split.

From the Boston Herald:

The Massachusetts Secretary of State sent a gentle reminder to Hillary Clinton’s camp today — neither former President Bill Clinton, nor anyone else, can campaign at the polls today.

“We received some complaints that he was campaigning, and the office reminded the campaign that state law prohibits campaigning within 150 feet of a polling place,” said Brian McNiff, spokesman for Secretary of the Commonwealth, William F. Galvin.

The former president was on the road today in the Bay State, shaking hands at polls at several stops. However, no evidence was presented that he was actively campaigning at the polls, and just being there isn’t enough to run afoul of Massachusetts’ election laws.

“Going into a polling place to shake hands, that’s not considered campaigning,” McNiff said. “There was a big crowd around when he did come, and I think people were upset at that. But campaigning is not simply being in the place.”

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2016/03/mass_elections_official_warns_clinton_camp_no_stumping_in_polls