Texas Attorney General Warns International Election Observers

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday October 25, 2012 @12:05AM from the stay-out-of-it dept.

First time accepted submitter mescobal writes "Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott warned international election observers not to come closer than 100 feet from a polling place; otherwise, they could be subject to criminal prosecution. The warning was addressed to a group of international observers who intend to monitor polls. The OSCE, an UN affiliated organization of observers, was concerned about voter ID issues among other things. From the article: '“The Texas Election Code governs anyone who participates in Texas elections — including representatives of the OSCE,” Abbott wrote. “The OSCE’s representatives are not authorized by Texas law to enter a polling place. It may be a criminal offense for OSCE’s representatives to maintain a presence within 100 feet of a polling place’s entrance. Failure to comply with these requirements could subject the OSCE’s representatives to criminal prosecution for violating state law.”'"

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Re:Looks like the AG actually read the law by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-25 00:14 · Score: 0, Troll

In our state we call these "observers" the Black Panthers.
Re:Non-local government is a bad idea by StormyWeather · 2012-10-25 00:33 · Score: 0, Troll

News flash Texas isn't governed by the UN.
Re:Looks like the AG actually read the law by HarrySquatter · 2012-10-25 01:03 · Score: 1, Troll

So you've made sure to complain about the US observers who loiter around polls in international elections, right? Right?
Re:Looks like the AG actually read the law by sycodon · 2012-10-25 02:10 · Score: 1, Troll

Would putting up a bill board in South Central LA that says Drive By Shootings are a Felony, would that be racist?
You people are just plain losing it. Get yer blood pressure checked.

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