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Wisconsin

Lefta Dissenter

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14. The statutes/rules were not changed

Reply to midnight (Reply #13)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 04:43 PM

Nov 2012

It is not legal to hand out materials related to the election at hand within 100 feet of the polling place. As far as I know (which is pretty well), this was the process initially used by all of the EDA exit pollsters. Because this type of exit polling has been done in other states, where it is legal, I think that the organizers, who are not from Wisconsin, assumed that they could make the process work within the law. As I said, I think that some of the teams modified their system and were able to continue to do exit polling, but some were asked by election officials to leave the premises.

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Wisconsin: Early voting? No, there's no early voting in many municipalities. [View all] Scuba Nov 2012 OP

I hope someone in Wisconsin is addressing this... CoffeeCat Nov 2012 #1

Hmmm how is this being addressed? midnight Nov 2012 #2

Maybe starting with a complaint to the GAB? Followed by a complaint to your Dem state legies? sybylla Nov 2012 #3

From what I read the GAB is part of the problem... They even twiddled there thumbs while the poll midnight Nov 2012 #4

The procedure that EDA was using for their "citizen exit polling" Lefta Dissenter Nov 2012 #9

The article indicates that the ballot info. being handed out was at one polling place, but all midnight Nov 2012 #11

well Lefta Dissenter Nov 2012 #12

Are you indicating that Brad Blog has some miss understanding about this story? midnight Nov 2012 #13

The statutes/rules were not changed Lefta Dissenter Nov 2012 #14

I understand what your saying, but I wonder if Brad Blog doesn't? midnight Nov 2012 #15

Just voted this afternoon west of Madison....Obama of course. yourout Nov 2012 #5

Talked to a co-worker that votes in "Springdale"?? No early voting there either AllyCat Nov 2012 #6

Town of Springdale Lefta Dissenter Nov 2012 #8

Maybe that's why she hasn't voted early. She probably knew it would be AllyCat Nov 2012 #10

Towns can be handled differently than villages and cities Lefta Dissenter Nov 2012 #7