State
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Distance
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Prohibitions
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Alabama
Ala. Code § 17-9-50
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30 feet of the door
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● Other: No one other than electors, persons to assist them, the judge of probate, the sheriff or his deputies, precinct election officials, and watchers is permitted within the perimeter.
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Alaska
AS § 15.15.170
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200 feet of entrance
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● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
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Arizona
A.R.S. § 16-1018
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75 ft. of polling place or entrance to early voting location
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● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Voter Intimidation/Interfering with Voter
Obstructing Entrance/Hindering Voter
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Arkansas
A.C.A. § 7-1-103(8), 7-1-104
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100 ft. of exterior entrance; includes people in line
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
● Projecting Sounds Referring to Candidates/Issues
● Voter Intimidation/Interfering with Voter
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California
Elec. Code § 319.5, 18370
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100 ft. of polling place, satellite location or election official's office
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
● Projecting Sounds Referring to Candidates/Issues
● Loitering
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Colorado
C.R.S. § 1-13-714
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100 ft. of any building where a polling place is located
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● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
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Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-236
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75 ft. of the outside entrance to a polling place, or in any corridor passageway or approach leading to a polling place
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Loitering
● Peddling/Advertising
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Delaware
15 Del. C. § 4942
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50 ft. of entrance of building
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Projecting Sounds Referring to Candidates/Issues
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Florida
Fla. Stat. § 102.031
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150 ft. of the entrance to a polling place, early voting site, or office of the supervisor
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
● Polls/Exit Polls – Note: there is an exception allowing exit polls
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Georgia
Ga. Code § 21-2-414
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150 ft. of the outer edge of the building where a polling place is established, or within 25 feet of any voter standing in line
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
● Polls/Exit Polls – Note: exit polls and opinion polls are prohibited within 25 ft. of the exit
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Hawaii
H.R.S. § 11-132
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200 ft. from the perimeter of any voter service center or any place of deposit; includes the building, its parking lot, and routes of access between them
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Polls/Exit Polls
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Idaho
I.C. § 18-2318
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100 ft. of a building where an election is being held
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
● Obstructing Entrance/Hindering Voter
● Other: "Engage in any practice which interferes with the freedom of voters to exercise their franchise or disrupts the administration of the polling place."
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Illinois
10 ILCS 5/17-29
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100 ft. of any polling place, or at the option of a church or private school that is a polling place, on any of that property
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
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Indiana
I.C. § 3-14-3-16 and 3-5-2-10
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within the polls or the chute (this is an area or pathway 50 ft. in length, measured from the entrance to the polls; if the property line is less than 50 ft. from the entrance, the chute extends half way from the entrance to the property line)
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
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Iowa
Iowa Code § 39A.4
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300 ft. of the outside door of the building where the polls are held
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
● Loitering
● Voter Intimidation/Interfering with Voter
● Obstructing Entrance/Hindering Voter
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Kansas
K.S.A. § 25-2430
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250 ft. of the entrance
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
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Kentucky
K.R.S. § 117.235(3)
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100 ft. of the entrance to a building where a voting machine is located on election day
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
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Louisiana
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La. Stat. Ann. § 18:1462
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
● Loitering
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Maine
21-A M.R.S. § 682
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250 ft. of the entrance
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Projecting Sounds Referring to Candidates/Issues – Note: buttons of 3" or less are allowed
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Maryland
Md. Code, Elec. Law § 16-206(b)
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100 ft. from the entrance and exit
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
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Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54 § 65
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150 ft. of the building entrance door
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
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Michigan
M.C.L. § 168.931(k)
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100 ft. from the entrance to a building where a polling place is located
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● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
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Minnesota
Minn. Stat. § 204C.06
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100 ft. of the building where a polling place is located
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● Other: Intoxicating liquor is prohibited
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Mississippi
Miss. Code § 23-15-895
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150 ft. of any entrance to a building where an election is being held
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
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Missouri
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.637(18)
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25 ft. of the building's outer door closest to the polling place
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Polls/Exit Polls
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Montana
M.C.A. § 13-35-211
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100 ft. of any entrance to the building where a polling place is located
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Polls/Exit Polls
● Other: Candidates, their family, and their campaign workers/volunteers cannot distribute alcohol, tobacco, food, drink, or anything of value
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Nebraska
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-1524
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200 ft. of polling place or any building designated for voters to cast ballots
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Projecting Sounds Referring to Candidates/Issues
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Nevada
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.740
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100 ft. from the entrance of the building or other structure where a polling place is located
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
● Projecting Sounds Referring to Candidates/Issues
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New Hampshire
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:43
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there are "no-electioneering corridors" that are at least 10 ft. wide and extend from all entrances to the polling place and extend "a reasonable distance along sidewalks or to the parking lots that serve the polling place"
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Voter Intimidation/Interfering with Voter
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New Jersey
N.J. Rev. Stat. § 19:34-6
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100 ft. of the polling place
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● Loitering
● Voter Intimidation/Interfering with Voter
● Obstructing Entrance/Hindering Voter
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New Mexico
N.M. Stat. § 1-20-16
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100 ft. of the building where a polling place is located or the door through which voters enter to vote
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
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New York
N.Y. Elec. Law § 17-130(4)
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100 ft. from entrances to a building where the election is being held
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North Carolina
N.C.G.S. § 163-166.4
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Dimensions of the buffer zone are set by the county board of elections and must not be less than 25 ft. nor more than 50 ft. from the door of entrance to the voting place
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Voter Intimidation/Interfering with Voter
● Obstructing Entrance/Hindering Voter
● Other: Includes a broad ban on "election-related activity"
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North Dakota
N.D.C.C. § 16.1-10-03, -06, -06.2
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100 ft. from the entrance to the room containing the polling place
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
● Peddling/Advertising
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Ohio
Ohio Rev. Code § 3501.35 and .30
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Within the area between the polling place and the small U.S. flags placed on the thoroughfares and walkways leading to the polling place, and if the line of electors waiting to vote extends beyond those small flags, within 10 ft. of any elector in line. Flags are placed 100 ft. from the polling place.
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● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Loitering
● Voter Intimidation/Interfering with Voter
● Obstructing Entrance/Hindering Voter
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Oklahoma
Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 7-108
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300 ft. of the ballot box
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
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Oregon
O.R.S. § 260.695
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100 ft. measured radially from any entrance to a building designated for the deposit of ballots
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
● Projecting Sounds Referring to Candidates/Issues
● Obstructing Entrance/Hindering Voter
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Pennsylvania
25 Pa. Stat. § 3060
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10 ft. from the polling place
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
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Rhode Island
17 R.I.G.L. § 19-49
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50 ft. of the entrance of the building where voting is conducted
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
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South Carolina
S.C. Code § 7-25-180
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200 ft. of any entrance used by the voters to enter the polling place
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
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South Dakota
S.D.C.L. § 12-18-3
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100 ft. from any entrance leading into a polling place
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
● Projecting Sounds Referring to Candidates/Issues
● Voter Intimidation/Interfering with Voter
● Obstructing Entrance/Hindering Voter
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Tennessee
Tenn. Code § 2-7-111
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100 ft from the designated entrances to the building where the election is held
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● Campaign Apparel/Buttons/Stickers/Placards
● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Peddling/Advertising
● Other: Certain counties may extend the 100 ft. boundary
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Texas
Tex. Elec. Code § 61.003 and .004
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100 ft. of an outside door through which a voter may enter a building in which a polling place is located
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Projecting Sounds Referring to Candidates/Issues
● Loitering
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Utah
Utah Code § 20A-3a-501
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150 ft. of the building where a polling place is located
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
● Voter Intimidation/Interfering with Voter
● Other: It is prohibited to "engage in any practice that interferes with the freedom of voters to vote or disrupts the administration of the polling place"
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Vermont
17 V.S.A. § 2508
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On the walks and driveways leading to a building in which a polling place is located
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● Voter Intimidation/Interfering with Voter
● Obstructing Entrance/Hindering Voter
● Other: "During polling hours, the presiding officer shall control the placement of signs on the property of the polling place in a fair manner."
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Virginia
Va. Code § 24.2-604
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40 ft. of the entrance of a polling place
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Loitering
● Obstructing Entrance/Hindering Voter
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Washington
R.C.W. § 29A.84.510
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n/a
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● Other: Within a voting center, it is prohibited to suggest or persuade any voter, circulate cards or handbills, solicit petition signatures, engage in any practice which interferes with the freedom of voters to exercise their franchise or disrupts the administration of the voting center, obstruct doors or entries or prevent free access.
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West Virginia
W.V. Code § 3-1-37
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100 ft. of the outside entrance to a building housing a polling place
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● Loitering
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Wisconsin
Wis. Stat. § 12.03 and .035
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100 ft. of an entrance to a building containing a polling place
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
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Wyoming
Wyo. Stat. § 22-26-113 and -114
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100 yards of any public entrance to the building in which a polling place is located
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● Campaign Materials/Signs/Banners/Literature
● Influencing Voters/Soliciting Votes/Political Persuasion
● Circulating Petitions/Soliciting Signatures
● Polls/Exit Polls – Note: exit polls conducted by the media are allowed; all other polls are prohibited
● Other: Disturbing a polling place consists of creating any disorder or disruption at a polling place or interfering with the orderly conduct of an election
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