Stay Outside The Voting Places For Sign Wave After You Have Voted!

[qwerty]

TO TRY TO MAKE LAST MINUTE CHANGES FOR RP....

SHOW PEOPLE THAT HE CAN WIN!

 

[austin356]

is that not illegal? (asking a question, cause I dont know)

In many states you have to be x amount of feet away from the polling station if you are campaigning.

 

[BeFranklin]

Better to keep bringing in people all day

 

[RickyJ]

Better to keep bringing in people all day

Yes, this is the best thing to do if you have the time. Find Ron Paul supporters and then make sure they have voted. If not then offer to take them to the polls and maybe buy them lunch. Anything to get the vote out.

 

[CrownThyGood]

take a group picture and get everyone in it and keep it around

 

[jorlowitz]

Be careful about this. The act of voting is a civil act, an expression of a fundamental right. It is often considered inappropriate or even illegal to campaign in the immediate vicinity of an election location. Wait until later or go far enough away. It's not about not showing support, it's about keeping some of the act of voting distinct from the act of campaigning. I don't think it's a bad idea.

 

[Mom4Ron]

Yep. Better check the laws. I don't think you can do sign waving around polling places.

 

[qwerty]

How could that be illegal ?

 

[BeFranklin]

Hope Ron Paul sends out email reminding people of the importance of everyone voting, their family, friends and neighbors too. Thats how we win.

 

[JordanL]

Better to keep bringing in people all day

Win.

Don't sign wave, canvass & carpool.

 

[Opulen]

I think carpool is the best !! Lets get going people

 

[gb13]

I think you have to be something like 500 feet away.

Great idea. Bring plenty of slim-jims if you have some.

 

[flahavin]

Get Out the Vote! Find you Precinct captain, and make sure you got everyone covered in your area. Then after you know you won your precinct, get out those signs, find CNN, MSNBC, FOX, Sean Hannity, Rudy Guilini, and every live tv camera.

By the way, if you find Hannity again, bring the pitchfork this time, like Olbermann says.

 

[BeFranklin]

FYI: Small demonstration for someone idea: Snowman holding Ron Paul sign and a "gone to vote" one.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Canvass and carpooling is WAY WAY more effective than signwaving outside the polling place

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Vote VERY early, then get with your precinct captain and go out and knock on doors and physically bring people to the polls and then return them home. GOTV is WAY more effective, I promise! This is something we have learned from over a century of elections in this country. Once you have voted, then network with your Precinct Captains and your meetup groups, and go door to door shuttling the nominal RP supporters (the ones who failed so show up in Iowa) to the polls.

I know, acting as a poll shuttle service is not nearly as fun as a signwaving party, but the reason Obama won Iowa was ENTIRELY his strong GOTV. Look on the corners now, you see everybody BUT Obama waving signs. But Obama is going to win the Dem's in NH. Why? Because his supporters are all actively involved in GOTV and not the 'more fun' activities like signwaving.

 

[defcreative]

Canvass and carpooling is WAY WAY more effective than signwaving outside the polling place

My thoughts exactly.

 

[d991]

How can this be illegal?! I just watched on CNN where Romney stood outside a polling location to shake hands with people coming in and he had a dozen people standing behind him with signs.

 

[Slist]

My thoughts exactly.

I agree. And, as discussed in another thread, even paying 20$ in order to get apathetic friends to vote!!

 

[jdmetz]

You need to be a certain distance away from the polling location to wave signs. I've heard that in NH it is 25 feet.