On October 16, the major TV networks, and the Associated Press, filed a federal lawsuit to regain the ability to post exit pollsters near New Jersey polling places. The case has a hearing on October 23 at 10 a.m. in U.S. District Court in Trenton. Recently the State Supreme Court of New Jersey had issued an opinion that says even exit pollsters are not immune from the state law that forbids electioneering within 100 feet of the polls on election day. That had been the first court decision to rule against exit polling. The federal case is moving quickly because exit pollsters wish to work on November 3, 2009, in the gubernatorial election.
Ballot Access News
Edited By Richard Winger
New Jersey law does not forbid electioneering within 100 feet, it forbids all activity within 100 feet of the polls.
Even breathing? (yuk-yuk)
Any mention of ANY distance in the 1st Amdt ??? Duh.
How many brain dead MORON zombie judges are there ??? Answer – an infinite number — especially for the party hack Supremes.
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What about what happens withing the polling place? What about attempts at vote suppression? I wrote an email to the County Clerk in my NJ county complaining about Republican poll workers harrassing voters, but received no response.