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South Dakotas True Liberal Media South Dakotas True Liberal Media. SB 7: NELSON, DENNERT WANT CAMPAIGN T-SHIRTS AND PETITIONERS AT POLLING PLACES. envelope of a new Supreme Court precedent… and throw a bone to us petitioners to boot! Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the 7–2 majority that states can still restrict certain political messages at the polls, because “a campaign-free zone outside the polls was necessary to secure the advantages of the secret ballot and protect the right to vote.” Chief Justice Roberts said a polling place should be “an island of calm in which voters can peacefully contemplate their choices.” But In response, the  Minnesota Secretary of State issued this guidance for the 2018 general election > …So, to answer Chief Justice Roberts’ question: Under the new > Minnesota guidance, both “Support Our Troops” and “#MeToo” > shirts would technically be allowed at polling places — unless > there was a ballot question specifically relating to, say, military > funding or se*ual as*ault laws. > But candidate- or party-specific attire, like a “Make America > Great Again” hat or Minnesota DFL shirt, is still banned from > Minnesota polling places. According to the secretary of state’s > office, if you wear such attire to the polls, you will be asked to > either cover up or remove the attire while inside the polling place farther than the guidance from Chief Justice Roberts and the Minnesota SOS. Senator Nelson and Representative Dennert want to legalize straight-up campaigning at the polls. SB 7 would add the following language > This section does not prohibit a voter from wearing clothing or any > campaign bu*ton that expresses support for or opposition to a > political candidate, political issue, or ballot question while > lawfully present inside or within one hundred feet of a polling