RALEIGH. The State Board of Elections has told local elections officials not to have uniformed police or sheriff's deputies at polling places when …
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A Miami police officer is in hot water for wearing a Trump campaign-themed face mask while voting in full uniform on Tuesday. Officer Daniel Ubeda, who was caught inside the polling site by Miami ...
No police officer in commission, whether in uniform or in citizen's clothes, shall be within one hundred feet of a polling place during the conduct of any primary or election, unless in the exercise of his privilege of voting, or for the purpose of serving warrants, or unless called upon to preserve the peace, as provided by this act: Provided ...
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A uniformed Miami police officer was photographed sporting a protective mask with a pro-Trump slogan while on duty and voting at Government Center Tuesday morning. The backlash from his department ...
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The NCSBE advised local election boards that if law enforcement is needed for parking or traffic issues at a polling places "officers must be in plain clothes.". The memo goes on to say law enforcement can "periodically drive by a voting site" if extra security is needed. Officers are allowed wear their uniforms while voting.
Tommy Reyes, president of the officer's union, said in a statement that police officers have free-speech rights under the U.S. Constitution, and state law allows officers to vote in uniform. Reyes also pointed out that the union, Fraternal Order of Police, has endorsed Trump's re-election bid at the national level.
Sec. 150.002. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. (a) While in uniform or on active duty, an employee of the fire or police department of the municipality may not engage in a political activity relating to a campaign for an elective office. (b) For the purposes of this section, a person engages in a political activity if the person:
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The NCSBE advised local election boards that if law enforcement is needed for parking or traffic issues at a polling places "officers must be in plain clothes.". The memo goes on to say law enforcement can "periodically drive by a voting site" if extra security is needed. Officers are allowed wear their uniforms while voting.
A Miami police officer is in hot water for wearing a Trump campaign-themed face mask while voting in full uniform on Tuesday. Officer …
"Uniformed police officers put their lives on the line to protect our community, and the Board of Elections just denied them the fundamental right to vote. This outrage is the natural result of the partisan Board of Elections' chaotic power grabs," Hise said in a statement.
(2) A police officer or firefighter from voting while wearing any part of an official uniform or while on duty. (3) An individual described in subsection (a) from consenting to a photograph (or other visual depiction) of the individual wearing any part of the individual's official uniform appearing in an advertisement in support of a candidate ...
Alexi C. Cardona October 20, 2020 1:37PM. A Miami police officer was photographed in a polling place wearing a Trump 2020 mask. Photo courtesy of Steve Simeonidis. Early voting began this week in ...