I have this weird plan to dissuade fascists from voting. It's totally legal and I kinda think it could work.

  1. we buy rolls of "I Voted" stickers off Amazon

  2. On Election Day, we go to polling places in swing states. Pick a district that's heavily fash, and with long lines.

  3. As people line up outside, go down the line and hand out the stickers. People in line get frustrated by the wait, but they figure "I already have the sticker. I can post on social. Good enough." They go home without voting.

  4. The fascists lose.

I don't think this is totally nuts. And as long as it's just a generic "I Voted" sticker it's totally legal. What do y'all think?

  • MayoPete [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 months ago

    Be careful this doesn't get considered "voter disenfranchisement" and get attention from the local piggies.

    If you want to be spicy First Amendment style, maybe hand out a zine or one-pager explaining why electoralism is a dead-end, how corporations own both parties, and Capitalism is the ultimate enemy of everyone in line?

    • mulcahey@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      Tbh I think the zine is more likely to get you in trouble. Many states ban any kind of campaigning within a certain distance of a polling place. But I don't think handing out "I Voted" stickers would qualify as campaigning. A zine, on the other hand ..

      • MayoPete [he/him, comrade/them]
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        2 months ago

        There's markers that clearly mark where you can and can't do "electioneering". Poll greeting at busy locations is common. You'll be fine.