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It depends. In Minnesota, wearing any of the items you listed would be considered electioneering if that was a major issue of the campaign. So if one candidate
by lscharen 6y ago
It depends. In Minnesota, wearing any of the items you listed would be considered electioneering if that was a major issue of the campaign.
So if one candidate has made gay rights a major plank of their platform, then wearing a shirt with a gay pride flag would run afoul of the rules. But that same shirt would be allowed in the absence of that specific issue being promoted by a candidate’s campaign.
- WalterBright 6y agoThat means the rule would be wide open to interpretation. After all, who decides what a major issue is? It would seem far easier, and straightforward, and not a burden on anyone is simply wearing a plain shirt.