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by: fightthegoodfight Active Indicator LED Icon  OP 
~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 7:58pm  
I voted at the Kingwood library yesterday. I found it ridiculous to see all the candidates proxies standing outside the voting area and accosting voters on the way to the poling place. The worst offender? Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman. I didn't appreciate pass though a gang off duty deputies while trying to just get to the voting booth. They called it being helpful. I call it darn close to voter intimidation â€ª#‎shameonsherrifronhickman‬  ‪#‎youlostmyvote‬ 4951
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beastmode Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:07pm  
Believe the rule is 100ft. After that they are breaking the law. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:11pm  
All candidate proxies as you put it, should be banned from the polling place. I would venture to guess that less than 1% of the voters are influenced at that point. As far as not voting for Ron Hickman, that is your right. But if that is all it took to sway you, I would bet you were not voting for him to start with.Hopefully you were not voting for Pittman. He is not qualified to be dog catcher, Paul Day, I don't know a thing about.  4951
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator
~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:12pm  
That's where we usually vote and those poll workers inside really take that job seriously, some a little over the top. You talk about sticklers for the rules and are strictly by the book! Geez, one step in the wrong direction or one breath out of sync and, they will pounce on you like white on rice. We always go away giggling at someone's craziness. 4951
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fightthegoodfight Active Indicator LED Icon  OP 
~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:16pm  
Honestly I didn't know who to vote for. I hadn't made up my mind at all. I just didn't dig having all his off duty sheriffs deputies up in my face. Thats what cost him.  4951
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fightthegoodfight Active Indicator LED Icon  OP 
~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:18pm  
Oh, they were MUCH closer than 100ft. More like 30 feet! 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:19pm  
Oh, they were MUCH closer than 100ft. More like 30 feet!
 
@fightthegoodfight: ec. 61.003. ELECTIONEERING AND LOITERING NEAR POLLING PLACE. (a) A person commits an offense if, during the voting period and within 100 feet of an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which a polling place is located.Next time say something, video it, call the police. They will get the message I assure you.
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fightthegoodfight Active Indicator LED Icon  OP 
~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:21pm  
Man, the news reporters should be all over this! 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:23pm  
I voted at the Kingwood library yesterday. I found it ridiculous to see all the candidates proxies standing outside the voting area and accosting voters on the way to the poling place. The worst offender? Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman. I didn't appreciate pass though a gang off duty deputies while trying to just get to the voting booth. They called it being helpful. I call it darn close to voter intimidation ‪#‎shameonsherrifronhickman‬  ‪#‎youlostmyvote‬
 
@fightthegoodfight: I always thought the same thing. It was never allowed where I grew up and started voting....
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:25pm  
I have a large 150ft rotary engineer measuring tape. I will be bringing it with me along with my cell phone so thanks for the warning. Homey don't play that.  4951
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:28pm  
I have a large 150ft rotary engineer measuring tape. I will be bringing it with me along with my cell phone so thanks for the warning. Homey don't play that. 
 
@beastmode: I'm thinking there is a requirement about how far they need to be from the polling place.You go.............. I find it very obnoxious
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:29pm  
They are all supposed to be 100 ft from the polling place.  Start screaming fire or something and see what happens. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:33pm  
I honestly think the people doing it don't know the law. They are told to go out there and solicit because their job depends on it or something to that effect....so yeah, they will be aggressive as most would in that situation; human nature.  4951
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:39pm  
(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.Class C fine: not more than $500. 4951
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fightthegoodfight Active Indicator LED Icon  OP 
~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:46pm  
I honestly think the people doing it don't know the law. They are told to go out there and solicit because their job depends on it or something to that effect....so yeah, they will be aggressive as most would in that situation; human nature. 
 
@beastmode:   I would buy this IF they were not law enforcement themselves!
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~ 8 years ago   Feb 24, '16 8:46pm  
Well if they are cops doing it just say citizens arrest and have them write themselves a ticket.
 
m.youtube.com/watch? v=0SoDiZdpqFM 4951
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