A New Hampshire woman popped her top off and bared her torso at a polling place prior to casting her vote when an election official said she could not wear a t-shirt promoting a political candidate while voting.
The woman, who entered a polling place in Exeter wearing a "McCain Hero, Trump Zero” T-shirt, was informed of a state law by town moderator Paul Scafidi that bans campaign material at polling places.
Oddly, Trump was not on the ballot as the woman was voting in a gubernatorial and congressional primary, not a presidential primary.
The woman, not wanting to risk a fine, tried to plead her case.
The woman, who was not identified, pointed out that another woman at the polling place was wearing an American flag T-shirt, Scafidi said, according to Sea Coast Online. He told her that an American flag was not electioneering and that the “Trump Zero” shirt would have to be covered.
So the woman asked if he wanted her to take her shirt off. She wasn’t wearing anything underneath.
“I said I’d rather she not,” Scafidi said. “But she took it off so fast, no one had time to react. So the whole place just went, ‘whoa,’ and she walked away, and I let her vote.”
The woman put her shirt back on and left after voting, Scafidi said, adding that she could have gone somewhere private to turn the shirt inside out.
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