Chapter 2 — Basic Poll Watcher Rights & Responsibilities

2.B.5. Peace Officers Monitoring Electioneering.

In some Polling Places, a peace officer on duty will monitor for electioneering violations.

This is not the concern of the poll watcher, UNLESS  the peace officer prevents a person from registering to vote or from voting.

In that case, the poll watcher cannot take any action other than informing an Election Judge and reporting it to their poll watcher team.

Like the Election Judge, the peace officer can point out the closest restroom to allow the voter change or cover clothing or the peace officer can invite the person to continue a political discussion outside the Campaign Free Zone.

The peace officer cannot permanently remove someone from the Polling Place who is waiting to vote or waiting to register to vote.

People who are not in line to vote or to register to vote - such as those accompanying a voter, or someone pestering voters - can be removed from the polling place.

The peace officer cannot check the IDs of someone who is in line waiting to vote or in line waiting to register to vote.

Unless the person is an immediate threat to the safety of others — and that is the decision of the peace officer and not of the poll watcher — then the peace officer must allow the person to vote before taking further action.