On February 4, the North Dakota Senate passed SB 2213, which repeals a law passed in 1911 that makes it illegal for anyone to try to persuade any voter to vote for or against any candidate on election day. Last October, a U.S. District Court enjoined the law. The case has been on hold, to give the legislature an opportunity to repeal the law.
SB 2213 repeals the restriction, but it also says that it is still illegal to try to influence a voter on election day within 100 feet of the entrance to a polling place. The old law made a general exception for campaign bumper stickers on vehicles. The bill says that it remains legal for an automobile with a campaign bumper sticker to be within 100 feet of the entrance of a polling place, but that the driver must drive the car away as soon as he or she has voted.
w00t it up for freedom of speech! We need to control and prosecute anybody who tries to intimidate a voter, but “electioneering” should still be legal. The current ND law restricts free speech and political activism which keeps the American republic thriving!