Woman Ticketed For anti-GOP Bumper Stickers

[slaveplanet]

On Wednesday, Sara Keiser was cited in connection with campaigning illegally because she parked her car at Metcalf South Mall, which is a polling place during elections.

The law states that no one can campaign within 250 feet of a polling place.

Keiser said she wasn't at the mall to vote or to campaign. She was there to go to work.

"I work here. My office is upstairs. I'm here every single day," Keiser said.

She said someone going to the mall to vote noticed her car parked out front and called police.

more...http://www.newsnet5.com/politics/10173251/detail.html

[sam sarrha]

1. was there an election happening at the time.??

[Phredicles]

2. I think the thread title is misleading.

It makes it sound like she was ticketed for having a pro-GOP sticker.

An example of an obnoxious and worrisome trend, in any case.

[BattyDem]

3. "no one can campaign within 250 feet of a polling place"

I thought that only applied during the actual election. :shrug:

[robinlynne]

4. anti-GOp bumper sticker. not GOP bumper sticker. big difference.

[slaveplanet]

5. fixed.

[Applepie]

6. ummm

It seems like there would be more than one car in a mall parking lot with a political bumper sticker on it.

[NVMojo]

7. all I can say is WTF???

:wtf:

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. Did everyone notice the survey at the link?

Looks like she's doing well, 87% say she did not deserve a ticket because the law was misinterpreted in this situation. Help her out....Vote.

[robinlynne]

11. thanks. done.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Why the hell is a shopping mall a polling place anyway?

[bronxiteforever]

10. Right-Malls are corporate owned establishments and should NEVER

be a polling place.
Also are they polling this week? I thought election day was a week from Tuesday?