Memphis poll worker fired for turning away voters wearing BLM shirts.
A poll worker were fired in Memphis, Tennessee after turning away early voters who were wearing "Black Lives Matter" and "I Can't Breathe" shirts, an election official said Monday.
The number of voters who were told to leave was not immediately known, but Thompson said it was only a few. The poll worker thought the statements were tied to the Democratic Party, Shelby County Election Commission spokeswoman Suzanne Thompson said.
“That was pretty bad,” she said. “They were not supposed to be turned away.”
Early voter turnout ahead of the Nov. 3 election has been strong in Memphis and throughout Tennessee. Early voting ends Oct. 29 in the state.
Tennessee law does not allow voters to wear items bearing the name of a candidate or a political party in a polling place. But state law does not prohibit statements such as “Black Lives Matter,” Thompson said.
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That's fucked up! In NY State you can't show any campaign material, but the items described would absolutely be permitted. I guess it's testimony to the hatred generated by republicons against anything that smacks of social justice.
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Here's a different one -- a cop busted for wearing a Trump mask at a polling place. [rawstory.com]
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