I voted today only wearing my bra. They made me take my top off. :)

[Catherine Vincent]

Well not me but the woman in the article is my kind of voter. She refused to reverse her shirt so she took it off and voted for Obama! :-)

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6093076.html

Another voted in her bra
During early voting, the clerk's office got a report of a woman who showed
up to a polling place in west Harris County wearing an Obama T-shirt.

She was told she could cover the shirt up, turn it inside out, or not wear
it. She chose not to wear it, and voted in her bra.

De Leon could not say whether the polling places had a "no shirt, no shoes,
no service" policy.

County leaders for both the major political parties agreed that Hurley's
treatment seemed unjust. It's the kind of thing poll watchers will be
looking out for today, said Jared Woodfill, chairman of the Harris County
Republican Party, which will have close to 1,000 members posted at polling
sites countywide.

"Next thing you know, people are going to be kicked out for wearing Arizona
shirts," he said. "Obviously, this poll worker was not educated in polling law."

Poll workers undergo training by the clerk's office, but the training does
not go into great depth regarding what should be considered campaign clothing.

"It should be pretty obvious," Woodfill said. "It's not much of a gray area."

[gollygee]

1. HAHA

Too funny.

[cliffordu]

2. This thread is absolutely useless without pictures.......

:rofl:

[Ilsa]

13. You always say that, don't you!

:rofl:

BTW, what if she was 5'4" and weighed 200 pounds, pear-shaped figure?

[cliffordu]

15. Don't care. I can objectify just about anyone. I'm an American man.

[Ilsa]

26. LOL. And here I was, thinking you were a Big Red wolf! nt

[Lucky 13]

19. Nothing hotter than a Democratic woman voting topless for Obama.

I WANT PICS!!!

[Ghost in the Machine]

40. psssstttttt....

[snooper2]

23. Here ya go :)

:)

[Lerkfish]

3. hey! the lines are already long enough!

:)

don't think I could concentrate standing in the booth next to her! LOL!

[amdezurik]

16. I was gonna say, if you want BIG turn-out...

oh, wait, that came out wrong...

oh shit, so did that!

Ok i will just shut-up now!

[rcrush]

4. What if she were wearing an Obama bra?

She could get a magic marker and just write Obama on her bra.

[begin_within]

5. quickly writing "Obama/Biden" on the back of my pants with a magic marker

[dkofos]

6. Good thing she wasn't wearing an Obama Mama Bra!!

[bananas]

7. Another reason to video the vote

:evilgrin:

[Happyhippychick]

8. A woman after my own heart!

[TWiley]

9. Picture Please !

[KansDem]

10. I'm surprised they didn't accuse you then of campaigning for McCain and Palin...

...giving support to a couple of boobs. ;)

[KansDem]

37. oops! "her" instead of "you"

sorry...:blush:

[tammywammy]

11. A woman wearing a shirt that said Alaska almost couldn't vote

A vacation T-shirt causes a flap at polls
Woman wearing Alaska souvenir nearly denied a vote


Ginger Hurley could not have picked Sarah Palin out of a sea of hockey moms when she vacationed in Alaska this June.

snip

Hurley, who votes in every election, is familiar with poll site etiquette. She knows not to wear campaign paraphernalia. She's never run into trouble before.

What, she asked, was wrong with her light blue cotton T-shirt, emblazoned with a moose head, fishing poles, and the words "Seward, Alaska"?

The word "Alaska," a poll worker answered.

"She said it could be misconstrued as support for a candidate," Hurley said.

She argued with the poll worker, but neither one backed down. The worker told Hurley she could go into the bathroom and flip her shirt inside-out. She even offered duct tape to cover the offending word. Hurley refused. Finally, outraged, she stormed out of the polling place.

"I couldn't believe she wouldn't let me vote because of my vacation T-shirt," Hurley said this week. "Every time I talk about it, my blood boils."

Cooler heads prevailed in the parking lot, and a campaign volunteer urged Hurley to check with the precinct judge overseeing the polling site.

The judge took a look at the shirt and let her vote. She didn't even need duct tape.

snip

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6093076.html

[intheflow]

22. That was one stupid poll worker.

I was taught in poll worker training that if there is a dispute of any kind it's automatically turned over to a precinct supervisor or judge. This woman should not have had to leave before being told by an outside volunteer that she could appeal to a higher authority than a run-of-the-mill poll worker.

[Catherine Vincent]

24. Well, the woman didn't have to leave.

All she had to do was turn it inside out or cover it up. She didn't want to do that. I know it was only a souvenir tee shirt but because she raised such a stink, I think she knew it would cause problems. She was just looking for 15 minutes of fame (just like the bra lady) and the chronicle gave it to her.

[bad_robbie]

34. How could you predict that?

How could someone predict that a shirt that reads "Seward, Alaska" would be construed as electioneering? Who or what is that shirt advocating for or against? Not sure? -- that's because it's not. Because one candidate for one office on the ballot comes from the same state as your t-shirt is a pretty l--o--n--g stretch to make to accuse someone of grandstanding.

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. Oi... so if I showed up at the polls this morning with my Alaska vest

I am electioneering and asking for fifteen minutes?

For the record hubby grabbed his Alaska jacket walking out the door on his way to vote... he had no trouble at all

By the way my vest is very cozy thank you very much and it was COLD this morning (by Cali standards)

No, the poll worker was wrong

The woman wearing that obama shirt WAS engaged in electioneering, on the other hand

[greguganus]

12. Where I voted in NC, there were a couple of people wearing McCain shirts that were in line and

weren't told to remove them, but then again I wouldn't want to see what was under their shirts.

[Ilsa]

14. Probably concealed handguns, knives, etc. Freeps are so paranoid.

It's just best not to wear candidate promotion clothing to the polls.

[greguganus]

18. Especially when they cross the "no campaign literature beyond this point" sign. n/t

[wtmusic]

17. There are many ways of increasing voter turnout

and they vary in efficacy. :evilgrin:

[nichomachus]

20. One more reason to always wear clean underwear -- just like your mama told you n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

25. Correct!

:-)

[The Backlash Cometh]

21. You're allowed to wear your shirt in Florida.

[rug]

27. GOBRAMA!

[TWiley]

29. Now ... THAT is funny....... quick too

congradulations

[malaise]

31. LOL

:rofl:

We have election laws - no campaign shirts in polling stations

[Jed Dilligan]

28. There was this weird looking guy in line with me

Dressed like the Fonz but with Buddy Holly glasses, wearing two Gravel buttons and a Gravel shirt. I wonder whether they let him vote or not.

[codjh9]

30. That's f-ing INSANE! It just says "Seward, Alaska". What's next? A plain black t-shirt

not being allowed because 'it might be taken as an endorsement for a black candidate'?

[Leeny]

33. just as long as

you don't have Obama tatooed on your ass!

[nadinbrzezinski]

32. They were right... you are NOT supposed to show up with ANY political garb

at the polls.

Good for the poll workers

[MsTryska]

35. agreed. it's considered campaigning. nt

nt

[Raine]

38. I have to agree

I would have a fit if someone came in wearing a McINSAME shirt or button. One time there was some ass outside the poll holding a sign for some rePUKE (it's been awhile so I can't remember who it was for sure but I think maybe chimp in 2000) so I complained to the poll worker and they made them leave. }( :P

[wakeoftheflood]

39. I wore my Obama hat,

and no one said shit here in Hickory NC. Several people had McCain shirts and hats on and nobody said anything to them either.