r/worldnewsvideo • u/CantStopPoppin 🔍Sourcer📚 🍿 PopPop🍿 • Nov 05 '24
Poll Worker Denies Woman's Right to Vote Due to Political Hat, Leading to Tantrum
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u/kaptainkooleio Nov 05 '24
The titles sensationalizing the situation a bit. Many states, like Texas, has laws banning any political merchandise, articles of clothing, etc from within 100 feet of a polling site. In my county, I cannot vote while wearing a Harris Shirt the same way someone wearing a Trump hat can’t vote without removing it.
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u/CarrotChunx Nov 05 '24
Good things Harris voters don't wear her merch like a weird identity.
Today I passed someone with trump painted on their fucking car. Weirdos man.
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u/TurelSun Nov 05 '24
I mean even if you did and say forgot you were wearing it or just didn't know it was against the law, they're just going to ask you to reverse your shirt or take of your hat. Its pretty damn simple. The point is that people shouldn't be campaigning or trying to convince people how to vote at the poll locations. It applies to everyone regardless of what party or candidate you support.
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u/de9ausser Nov 05 '24
I literally did not know any of this and was gonna wear my Green Day Nimrod t shirt today, thank you internet. Vote safely everyone
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u/AustinYQM Nov 05 '24
I accidently wore an "LBJ All The Way" shirt to the polls in 2016 and they asked me to turn it inside out. I said "oh shit sorry" and complied even if I think that's a bit silly.
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u/3-2-1-backup Nov 06 '24
That came up at a polling place I was working in 2018, so I called legal for guidance. Legal's response was if it were merch for a candidate on the ballot, then it was electioneering. If they weren't on the ballot (i.e. Trump in 2018) then it was fine.
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u/ent_jemimma Nov 06 '24
Today I drove by a house completely covered in those trump Batman flags where the bat is wearing a tie... Oh and I live in northern Ontario Canada haha
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u/jacowab Nov 05 '24
My brother was forced to go home and change his vote for Pedro shirt, it is a completely politically neutral law and everyone needs to follow it.
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u/icewalker42 Nov 05 '24
"Woman complains that she must abide by polling rules before casting her vote."
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u/Chimpbot Nov 06 '24
Same goes in my neck of the woods. I didn't even bother wearing my goofy Turd Ferguson 2024 shirt.
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u/atheistpianist Nov 06 '24
Correct, I live in Texas and voted early last week. They had poll workers posted at the entry doors to the building I went to whose sole purpose was to not admit people wearing political merch. I of course wasn’t wearing any and encountered approximately zero issues.
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u/iamwheat Nov 05 '24
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess the hat was red in color
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u/theXsquid Nov 05 '24
With that level of self entitlement, it could only be a trumpanzee.
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u/Specialist_Ad_8069 Nov 06 '24
We’re tired of this shit and the election has proven this. Outside of Reddit, you’re nothing now. Best of luck
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u/Real_Location1001 Nov 05 '24
I still don't understand how Libertarians can support MAGA. It's antithetical to almost every libertarian position. I know the dems aren't a match either, but sheesh.
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u/Aberration-13 Nov 05 '24
american libertarianism is fake libertarianism where the belief above all other beliefs is corporations and capitalism are gods to be worshipped so it fits in nicely with fascist repubs
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u/Iannelli Nov 05 '24
Libertarians are a joke and almost always have been. That's how.
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u/Real_Location1001 Nov 05 '24
The party for sure. I think most small L libertarians are a weird combo of conservative on fiscal issues and social liberals.....at least that's where I used to be. I made the mistake of voting L as a protest against Trump and Clinton....I won't make that mistake again. Clinton was an ass but objectively better than Trump. Who knew that not being a complete shit human being would be the low low bar for political candidates.
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u/mcrib Nov 05 '24
That was the Libertarian Party of the 90s and aughts. Since then they’re just a weird bunch of GOP folks hyper focused on the 4th Amendment. The social liberalism is all but gone. They shifted allegiance from Ron Paul to Rand Paul who is nothing but a card carrying Republican hypocrite.
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u/choppingboardham Nov 05 '24
I stand by that vote (I did it too). I hope it forced the Democrats to really think about who they put forward and how. It really felt like "Hilary WILL win, she WILL be the first woman president, we have chosen our candidate and you WILL vote for her."
I've felt better voting blue since. Even though Harris didn't win a primary, it is essentially a VP being unopposed in the primary (like Gore was essentially unopposed in 2000).
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u/Real_Location1001 Nov 06 '24
That’s a good take honestly. I hope that Trumpism is rejected and we can get back to civilized bickering
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u/choppingboardham Nov 07 '24
Agreed. We can call Bush a war criminal. Romney this. McCain that. But I would take the worst parts of all three of them over Trump.
I want that civil discourse we used to have. Sure, a few friendly jabs, but ones that make the other person smile, not start a coup on our democracy.
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u/Ranting_Demon Nov 06 '24
A lot of the 'libertarians' who support MAGA are not actual libertarians. In the same way how the overwhelming number of self-proclaimed 'centrists' only ever agree with and support rightwing positions.
Most of these people are embarrassed rightwingers and fascists who are in favour of far-right and fascist positions but who don't want to openly march under that banner because they don't want to be associated with the ideology or the kind of troglodytes who usually say the quiet parts out loud.
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u/ON-Q Nov 06 '24
She also said she was an elected Libertarian. Which just certified how ignorant she is and the color of the hat in which she was wearing.
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u/ddarion Nov 05 '24
I agree, it would be very on brand for a Trump supporter to violate a law and act like a victim when called out for it,
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u/Fluffy_Freedom_1391 Nov 05 '24
The party of law and order sure doesn't seem to care about law or order....must be talking about the long running NBC drama series, it's the only thing that makes sense.
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u/frozen_toesocks Nov 05 '24
"elected libertarian"
That's an oxymoron.
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u/Brother_Grimm99 Oceania 🌍 Nov 05 '24
Promise you she doesn't know what "elected" actually means. Shit I'd be willing to hazard a guess that she doesn't have a tight grasp on "libertarian" either.
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u/Cosmic_Quasar Nov 05 '24
Funny story about not understanding what you're doing... my aunt is a die hard MAGA and very deep into conspiracy theories. Definitely believes that Trump won the last election, that the riots in MN about George Floyd were all people paid by some Soros guy to be there, and that vaccines have microchips in them.
My parents told me, yesterday, that apparently she changed her legal status as a resident, they couldn't tell me exactly how, but something sovereign citizen like. Then went all "Pikachu Surprise Face" when she turned up to the polls to vote and found out she no longer can since she's not recognized as a US Citizen anymore.
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u/Brother_Grimm99 Oceania 🌍 Nov 05 '24
What a glorious way to cut off your nose to spite your face.
Good luck being a die-hard MAGA nut now, auntie! 🤣🤦♂️
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u/8-BitOptimist Nov 05 '24
She's a "libertarian". Of course she doesn't think the rules apply to her.
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u/SpankBankManager Nov 05 '24
She didn’t drive to the polls, she traveled there.
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u/MaadMaanMaatt Nov 05 '24
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u/Ayla_Fresco Nov 05 '24
The hand looks like it's not his.
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u/ridiculouslygay Nov 06 '24
You will never understand the struggle of being a rugged man with dainty ladyhands. Do not pretend to understand us 💅🏼
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u/chiefchow Nov 05 '24
Libertarians actually drive me crazy
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u/FARTST0RM Nov 05 '24
My son told me he wants to be a Libertarian when he grows up.
I told him he can only do one.
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u/ISaidItSoBiteMe Nov 05 '24
Get him started with Ayn Rand and listening to Rush 2112.
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u/wildmanharry Nov 06 '24
Thank goodness Neil Peart outgrew his brief Libertarian phase
https://rushvault.com/2012/04/21/rush-a-libertarian-band-not-if-alex-has-any-say-in-it/
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u/SassyMcNasty Nov 05 '24
Just anarchy for pussys
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u/hotlou Nov 05 '24
All libertarians are, as you say, cats: deluded into thinking they need nothing from anybody ... while their entire existence is almost entirely dependent upon others.
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u/ridiculouslygay Nov 06 '24
Even their stupid manifesto by Ayn Rand is the dumbest fucking thing. A self-made family who made a fortune on the rail industry that was built by…whom, again? That family? Oh, no? Chinese immigrants you say? Interesting.
Libertarianism is a political ideology designed for people whose brains never developed after their first semester as a freshman in college.
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u/fourscoreclown Nov 05 '24
Take the hat off, it's against the law to wear political clothing. She was infringing on other people's rights
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u/Rule1ofReddit Nov 06 '24
Huh, my state doesn’t care
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u/labenset Nov 06 '24
Most states have some kind of law about campaigning at a polling place. Some are more aggressive than others.
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u/musicman0359 Nov 07 '24
In what state is electioneering legal at the polling places?
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u/CrashTestDuckie Nov 05 '24
There are signs everywhere at polls that you cannot wear political shit!
Funny story though: Several elections ago, I wore a team Russia hockey jersey to vote in the primaries as a little lark (my favorite player is Russian and anti-putin and this was well before the Ukrainian invasion). My state bans political clothing/accessories (rightly so) and the election officials all had looks of wheels turning in their heads. You could see they were trying to decide if it was a political clothing article or not. They said nothing BUT I sure as shit cannot/would not wear that jersey again!
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u/_Sausage_fingers Nov 05 '24
“Magliocco reported knowing that Hall unloaded her weapon and dry fired the gun at her head ‘so she could hear what it sounded like,’” the report says.
Well that’s a concerning detail I hadn’t seen last time this came up. I, uh, don’t think she was well.
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u/thereyouare84 Nov 05 '24
the entitlements of these ass-hat Karen's who think they are in the right, when there are laws in-place that you cannot have political signage within X feet of a polling location, SHOULD be denied the right to vote. Is there any doubt in anyone's mind who this nimrod voted for?
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u/1313trouble Nov 05 '24
I really wonder if there are any instances similar to this, where the offending person is not a tRumper?
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u/BillyandGizmoDotCom Nov 05 '24
It’s always republicans. They can’t play by the rules for anything ever. They’re always the victim talk About a snowflake party
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u/Platonic2yourmotion Nov 06 '24
No political attire is allow in voting areas they literally ha e signs to not wear that . Simple as that just take it off put the vote then put it back on why so difficult.
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u/meddit_rod Nov 05 '24
Her vote is welcome and encouraged. The campaign hat is not allowed at the polling location.
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u/thatlukeguy Nov 05 '24
It's so easy, even a child can understand. Stop skirting the rules. Be an adult.
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u/Jenn_There_Done_That Feminist Killjoy Nov 05 '24
I think their whole problem is that they feel they should be above the rules? Like a toddler feels.
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u/BeeAmJuda Nov 05 '24
You cannot display any party endorsement at the polling site it's called electioneering, as such it will bar you from casting a vote. I have had citizens remove their t-shirt that had the image of a presidential candidate on the front and back. It has happened several times throughout the years and each individual had to remove said article of clothing or relinquish their right to cast a vote. They all complied without any incident
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u/cold_jordan Nov 05 '24
Elected libertarian? What’s her name then, also disrespecting a VETERAN and VOLUNTEER who gives their time so we have free and fair elections is such a low move 🤮
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u/Mrhappytrigers Nov 06 '24
Libertarian? I guess she only listens to those who are authority representatives of the maritime court.
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u/frisbee212 Nov 06 '24
The laws are simple,... bring a valid ID, and don't wear any clothing that aspires one party, or the other..
Just like you have to be so many yards away to pass out a flier or stickers from the polling booth, wearing a t-shirt or hat, is same fucking thing...
A free and fair voting system requires every one to respect the system, aka, the rules. Otherwise it's just pandemonium.
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u/Diligent-Box170 Nov 06 '24
SMFH... getting mad at a situation that they 100% are at fault for because they are too ignorant to know the law.
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u/andsendunits Nov 06 '24
With MAGA, the only thing that can match their confidence is their ignorance.
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u/Constant-Chilling Nov 06 '24
Looks like they actually went out and voted together instead of just bitching on Reddit though😂
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u/s1nn1s Nov 05 '24
It’s always so baffling that willingly post this stuff thinking it makes them look good or that they are in the right
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u/ego_tripped Nov 05 '24
Not an American here...
Imagine not being able to take off a fucking hat? Like what in the actual fuck happened??? Are these "adults" regressing to their grocery store aisle meltdown days?
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u/orionicly Nov 05 '24
"lady breaks laws concerning voting by wearing political clothing and gets whats coming to her "
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u/genre_syntax Nov 05 '24
No one’s right to vote was denied, dingus. This has been the rule since long before I cast my first ballot way back in 2004. She could have taken the hat off and been fine. It’s just an issue now because Trump voters can’t seem to leave the house without putting the name of their cult leader on their body.
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u/Striking_Jellyfish22 Nov 05 '24
This young man sounds like Johnny Cash. Kick this chick to Folsom.
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u/Thanato26 Nov 05 '24
Woman refuses to follow the law and remove her political bs before entering the polling station.
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u/Vapingcatz Nov 05 '24
Idk what color it was, at this point needs to be clear rule. No political attire, messaging, or branding within the polling center. Clear as day on the door, wall, lot of every polling center in the US. This is dumb and it makes us look so fucking stupid to the world
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u/TonyinLB Nov 05 '24
God bless poll workers. They are front line to idiots in America. Political attire is not allowed at polling locations. Bottom line.
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u/PristineMarket4510 Nov 05 '24
It's a fucking rule. Like there are rules, and if people can't vote for their dead family members, then people can't wear political clothing or campaign near or in polling buildings.
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u/guarionex2009 Nov 05 '24
These poll workers needed protection today. They’re dealing with unnecessary stress on Election Day.
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u/sweetmercy Nov 05 '24
She was not "denied her right to vote". She violated election laws and that comes with consequences.
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u/ProfessionalCat7640 Nov 05 '24
Poll Worker attempts to uphold fair and lawful voting practices in the face of belligerent extremist leading to her allegedly engaging in criminal and unlawful acts at polling location and disrupting others legal right to vote.
There, I fixed the title for you.
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u/SeraphsEnvy Nov 05 '24
This is the third "you can't vote because of your clothing" I've seen this week, and it's always been Trumpers throwing a tantrump.
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u/flecksable_flyer Nov 05 '24
I voted today. I live in a small town of 3500. It's mostly farmers and blue collar workers out here. I didn't see one red hat (or any other party) because the people understand the law, apparently. There's also that big sign on the door that says, "NO ELECTIONEERING." Apparently, most of the people around me know how to read and comprehend words.
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u/69vuman Nov 05 '24
In my county in middle TN, Security escorts such people to the exit, and if they return to the polling place with the MAGA hat on, they are not admitted. Persons with political paraphernalia are not even allowed to stay in the line to vote, or even electioneer while in line.
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u/420_taylorh Nov 06 '24
This woman is what I'd call a total asshat suffering from the worst case of Rectal-Cranial-Inversion that I've ever seen 😱
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u/FinnishArmy Nov 06 '24
She wasn’t denied any rights. She broke the rules by wearing political shit.
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u/RedditIsTrashafbitch Nov 06 '24
Also illegal to operate electronics such as a cell phone in a polling place
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u/InnocentPossum Nov 06 '24
What is the reason political merch is illegal when voting? Like I can see why maybe it's not advised as it can make you a target to people on the other side, but if she's already there wearing it, taking it off won't change anything to protect her?
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u/ZakTSK Nov 06 '24
So because that old man did his civic duty the lady uploaded evidence of herself committing a Federal crime?
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u/ThatCelebration3676 Nov 06 '24
Has anyone seen even a single video of someone refusing to take off their Harris merch? It seems like there's only one side that doesn't want to play by the rules.
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u/Stardust_Particle Nov 06 '24
When they show up in line with a campaign hat/shirt what have you, they should be informed and stopped BEFORE they enter the building and certainly not given a ballot. It appears that we need a police officer at some of these polling places. Magats are so desperate, childish, and disrespectful like their cult leader who taught them that this behavior was acceptable.
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u/shadowbanDMZ Nov 06 '24
I hope the hat was red. Because those red hats won!!! Those are victory hats! Winners hats! It tastes so sweet. Let them tears roll.
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u/thebrax27 Nov 06 '24
Isn't this a violation of the 1st amendment especially in the act of a governmental function? I'm not speaking about the cussing, as that can be viewed as disorderly conduct.
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u/Jazzlike-Principle67 Nov 06 '24
Info is on the voting page. She could go out take off the hat and come back. But it's typical behavior for this type of people to pick fights.
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