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SwampG8r

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Wed Apr-14-10 12:50 PM
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federal election law question here

i will keep it brief with the facts as i know them
duetsch vrs lynch for US HoRep seat
limbaugh was on air while the polls were open exhorting listeners to vote lynch
is this a violation?

i am not sure but this may be one of rush's many "home"districts as he lives in Palm Beach County

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SheilaT

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Wed Apr-14-10 01:12 PM
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1. There's probably a web site

for the Federal Elections Commission.

But people can encourage others to vote for whomever, and it has nothing to do with the polls being open or not.

Places or worship, because they are tax exempt, are not supposed to get directly involved in politics, such as telling members for whom to vote, but that's widely violated.

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Kurt_and_Hunter

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Wed Apr-14-10 01:20 PM
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2. Naw. The rules about politicking within x feet of a polling place don't apply to radio waves

Consider all the exhortations on DU on election days to go out and vote for Dems.

Same deal.

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