▲ 182 ▼ Why are people doing this at voting locations in the USA? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by grue@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 76 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21109313 I went to vote today in Georgia USA. People showed up wearing bed sheets over them. What is this supposed to communicate exactly??
[–] mindaika@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 2 years ago (1 child) You mean taking pictures of people at polling locations? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which is prohibited in polling locations in Georgia. That is why they were asked to leave. You can wear costumes to vote as long as they don't constitute electioneering. The definition of electioneering can be fairly broad however. Wearing a black lives matter tshirt, for instance, has been considered electioneering. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FleetingTit@feddit.org 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is the same true for a blue lives matter shirt, I wonder? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago It varies by state, but the simple answer is yes, the same would be true. Neither hypothetical tshirt is likely to lead to allegations of electioneering today given the slogans are no longer central in political discourse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which is prohibited in polling locations in Georgia. That is why they were asked to leave. You can wear costumes to vote as long as they don't constitute electioneering. The definition of electioneering can be fairly broad however. Wearing a black lives matter tshirt, for instance, has been considered electioneering. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FleetingTit@feddit.org 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is the same true for a blue lives matter shirt, I wonder? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago It varies by state, but the simple answer is yes, the same would be true. Neither hypothetical tshirt is likely to lead to allegations of electioneering today given the slogans are no longer central in political discourse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FleetingTit@feddit.org 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is the same true for a blue lives matter shirt, I wonder? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago It varies by state, but the simple answer is yes, the same would be true. Neither hypothetical tshirt is likely to lead to allegations of electioneering today given the slogans are no longer central in political discourse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago It varies by state, but the simple answer is yes, the same would be true. Neither hypothetical tshirt is likely to lead to allegations of electioneering today given the slogans are no longer central in political discourse. permalink fedilink source parent
