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The Velveteen Ocelot

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8. The Secretary of State's web site makes the distinction:

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 08:28 PM

Oct 2020

Is a challenger a poll watcher?

No. The only action a challenger may take is to contest a voter’s eligibility, if and only if they have personal knowledge of that voter’s ineligibility.

Minnesota law does not authorize poll watchers. For a complete list of who's allowed to be present in a polling place, see Minnesota Statutes 204C.06.

What I think they mean by (illegal) poll watchers is people who want to just stand around, either inside the polling place or right outside, to potentially intimidate people, which is exactly what the GOP's goons want to do.

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Former Special Forces sought by business group to guard polling sites in Minnesota, company says ... [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 OP

ahhh, new rat fuckery.... Thomas Hurt Oct 2020 #1

What are they supposed to be doing? Poll *watchers* are illegal in Minnesota. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #2

I received an email from the DFL about being a poll watcher dflprincess Oct 2020 #7

The Secretary of State's web site makes the distinction: The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #8

I think the DFL was using the term watcher because it's what most people have heard dflprincess Oct 2020 #10

I wonder what polling sites they plan to "guard"? dflprincess Oct 2020 #3

Repugs are cutting back on ads, so they can spend money on this instead. Hmm progree Oct 2020 #4

Who is the company? geardaddy Oct 2020 #5

One of Trump's kids was in Becker recently Randomthought Oct 2020 #11

Secretary of State responds progree Oct 2020 #6

I wondered about the gun thing dflprincess Oct 2020 #9