Is wearing party apparel & symbol during vote, prohibited in US states? fact-check
Americans went to the polls on Tuesday against a backdrop of misinformation. Amid this, a video has recently emerged on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) showing a man wearing a MAGA (Make America Great Again) batch and a lady wearing a MAGA shirt being refused by the poll worker to vote. Users are sharing this video and expressing remorse over this instance.
An account with the name DramaAlert posted this video on X and wrote: “Poll worker REFUSES to let Woman vote for wearing a MAGA hat”
Furthermore, another user also shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be seen here.
Fact-check
In the probe, the DFRAC team found that voting while wearing party attire or any political symbols is illegal in 21 states of the US.
We found reports from USAToday, Fox News, and The Economic Times. According to these reports, 21 states have statutes banning political apparel at the polls, known as electioneering, which includes any type of election-related clothing.
Additionally, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Vermont all have laws prohibiting electioneering apparel.
Conclusion
It is clear from DFRAC’s fact-check that it is prohibited in 21 states of US, to vote while wearing party apparel or any political symbols.
Analysis: Misleading
