it's so "girly" to plan what to wear, but...

[keryx]

Much cooler idea than wearing a black hoodie to the polls on Tuesday: wear your feminist t-shirts.

Seriously, I think this should be an offline meme - so when we're feeling kinda depressed about the country and our choices, maybe we'll see someone else who hearts pro-choice girls.

Insist all your friends do it, too.

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[grrangela.livejournal.com]

I was just reading about this somewhere; I'll try to find a link. Be very careful what you wear to the polls -- there will be "challengers" at a lot of sites from both sides. Don't give anyone any reason not to let you in to vote -- including partisan/political clothing or signs.

[libskrat]

Heh. I'm tempted to wear my Electronic Frontier Foundation tee, 'cuz I sincerely doubt any of 'em would recognize how political a statement that is, but... I'd rather vote.

[grrangela.livejournal.com]

I'm probably going to get dressed for work and vote on my way in -- I look pretty Republican in my corporate drag. ;)

I thought about wearing my Feminist Majority t-shirt that says "VOTE as if your life depends on it," with a feminist symbol as the "O" in "VOTE," and then just daring someone to challenge my entrance to the polls, but then I remembered that in Florida, people got disenfranchised for wearing their own skin, and we ended up with Bush as president. So I think I'll behave my little commie self.

[keryx.livejournal.com]

See my comments to grrangela below. And check your state law. :)

[keryx.livejournal.com]

Most states' rules say that you can't campaign within a certain distance from the polling place entrance, but are pretty specific that campaigning/electioneering requires you to attempt to change someone else's vote or interfere with the voting process, which most feminist shirts could not be construed as doing. I wear a vaguely political t-shirt to vote every year. The worst that could happen is that I'm asked to change shirts and come back, though that has never happened.

I suspect we're getting too anxious about the role of watchers/challengers - their job is written to be only focused on being sure you're who you say you are and only vote once (MD has a decent, if not complete, explanation on their website, btw; your state has a much cooler board of elections site than mine).

[keryx.livejournal.com]

Also, I happened upon this CA story while looking for various states' definitions of "electioneering". Eeenteresting.

But back to what I was going to post, this seems to be the most common definition of the word:
campaigning for or against a candidate, ballot question or political party by:
Posting signs
Distributing literature
Using loudspeakers
Buying, selling, wearing or displaying any badge, button or other insignia, except that a person may wear political insignia while voting only if he/she is reasonably unable to cover it
Polling or soliciting from a voter information as to how the voter intends to vote or has voted
Soliciting signatures of any kind

Girly???

[rackletang.livejournal.com]

Feminist and "girly"??? Holy crap! That's just not right.

Re: Girly???

[keryx.livejournal.com]

Dude. I am being all serious here, and you just go and wreck the mood. Harrrumph.

Re: Girly???

[rackletang.livejournal.com]

Sorry, it is kind of what I do...

[xxxmariposaxxx.livejournal.com]

AWESOME IDEA!

I shall dig out my March for Choice shirt...or maybe my "never underestimate the power of a grrrl!" shirt. We had a mock election in the schools today, and the kids voted for Bush. That's scary.

[keryx.livejournal.com]

How old are your kids? It seems like young adults are talking more conservative these days, so I'm curious if they're little or teens.

[xxxmariposaxxx.livejournal.com]

It was actually a schoolwide thing, so it was grades 5-12 participating. It was strange because in my first two classes (6th graders), Kerry was the winner. Bush only won in the third class, but I guess more conservative students were in other classes and grades.

it would be great to get all girly to vote, but...

[lilithcoyote.livejournal.com]

I totally voted in my underwear. Hahaha Oregon rules.

Re: it would be great to get all girly to vote, but...

[keryx.livejournal.com]

but were they FEMINIST underwear?

[firecat]

I voted already, but I'll definitely wear a feminist t-shirt on November 2 anyway.