Total bans on electioneering in or near a voting site is constitutional, but a federal appeals court debated a regulation complying with state law that allows limited electioneering.
The case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concerns a regulation adopted by the Palo Pinto County Commissioners Court after a disturbance occurred at a polling precinct during the March 5 primary that nearly led to a physical altercation between electioneers, resulted in voter intimidation and required police interdiction.
