coachb Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 The sticker had the reublican symbol of the elephant with a gas nozzle as the trunk and GOP on it's back and next to it said "Grand Oil Party" OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- A Kansas woman said she was ticketed for having political bumper stickers on her car. On Wednesday, Sara Keiser was cited in connection with campaigning illegally because she parked her car at Metcalf South Mall, which is a polling place during elections. The law states that no one can campaign within 250 feet of a polling place. Keiser said she wasn't at the mall to vote or to campaign. She was there to go to work. "I work here. My office is upstairs. I'm here every single day," Keiser said. She said someone going to the mall to vote noticed her car parked out front and called police. "They contacted all kinds of people in Kansas government about what to do. Apparently at one point, they were thinking about towing my car," Keiser said. The car wasn't towed, but an officer wrote her a ticket. "The officer seemed as confused as I did and a little uncomfortable," she said. "(The ticket) stated that my car is a campaign vehicle, which obviously took me aback." She said she prefers to park close to the front doors of the mall, but now she must park around the corner and out of sight of the polling place. Keiser didn't receive a monetary fine, but she must report to court in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 And yet false advertising in campaign ads is acceptable?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytlytnin Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 wow, thats about ridiculous... so for the sticker to be illegal, does it have to be for/against a certain party, or does it just have to state a position on any political issue?? cuz if its the latter, u could pretty much stretch that to include almost every bumper sticker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five0pd310 Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 No campaigning within certain boundaries. It has nothing to do with political beliefs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytlytnin Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 my question is... say one candidate is pro-life and the other pro-choice, if a vehicle is parked outside a polling place with a sticker that says "God is pro-life", would that be considered campaigning?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sports r us Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 And your rights keep going and going.... When will it end???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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