Friday, October 15, 2010

Did Michelle Obama Violate Election Law?

Did Michelle Obama violate the election law during her recent visit to a polling place?
Well, maybe in most of the rest of the country she did.
But no, not in Chicgao.
In fact, the Chicago Board of  Election said it will file no complaints against Michelle Obama even though she reportedly urged individual voters to support candidates aligned with her husband while she was in a polling place. The First Lady was there to cast her own vote as part of early voting.
Here's what the law states:
“No judge of election, pollwatcher, or other person shall, at any primary or election, do any electioneering or soliciting of votes or engage in any political discussion within any polling place, within 100 feet of any polling place …”
But the Board of Election says it has not received a single complaint about Mrs. Obama's activities.
Click here to read more on this from Jessica Puenta at The Daily Caller.

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