§11-132  Two hundred foot radius; admission
within polling place.  (a)  The precinct officials shall post in a
conspicuous place, prior to the opening of the polls, a map designating an area
of two hundred feet from the perimeter of the polling place and its
appurtenances.  Any person who remains or loiters within an area of two hundred
feet from the perimeter of the polling place and its appurtenances for the
purpose of campaigning shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.  For the purposes of
this section, a polling place and its appurtenances shall include:



(1)  The building in which the polling place is
located;



(2)  Any parking lot adjacent to the building and
routinely used for parking at that building;



(3)  The routes of access between the building and any
parking lot; and



(4)  Any route of access between any public
thoroughfare (right of way) and the polling place to ensure an open and
accessible ingress and egress to and from the polling place for voters.



(b)  The chief election officer may regulate
other activities within the area specified in subsection (a) pursuant to rules
adopted by the chief election officer under chapter 91 in order to ensure the
safe and orderly conduct of elections.



(c)  Admission within the polling place shall
be limited to the following:



(1)  Election officials;



(2)  Watchers, if any, pursuant to section 11-77;



(3)  Candidates;



(4)  Any voters actually engaged in voting, going to
vote or returning from voting;



(5)  Any person, designated by a voter who is
physically disabled, while the person is assisting the voter;



(6)  Any person or nonvoter group authorized by the
chief election officer or the clerk in county elections to observe the election
at designated precincts for educational purposes provided that they conduct
themselves so that they do not interfere with the election process; and



(7)  A child for the purpose of observing the voting
process when accompanied by an adult who is voting provided that this activity
does not disrupt or interfere with normal voting procedures.



(d)  Within the appropriate boundary as
established in subsection (a), and the building in which the polling place is
located, the display or distribution of campaign posters, signs, or other
campaign materials for the purpose of soliciting votes for or against any
person or political party or position on a question is prohibited.  Any voter
who displays campaign material in the polling place shall remove or cover that
material before entering the polling place.  The chief election officer may
adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to address special circumstances regarding
the display of campaign materials. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217,
§1(nn); am L 1975, c 36, §1(7); am L 1980, c 264, §1(j); gen ch 1985; am L
1993, c 97, §2; am L 1994, c 95, §1]



 



Attorney General Opinions



 



  Precludes "exit polling" within a polling place and
within a thousand-foot radius thereof.  Att. Gen. Op. 84-4.