Campaign shirt rumors exposed

There is a rumor circulating via e-mail and text message, warning Obama supporters not to wear any clothing with his name on it to the polls.

The e-mail said that people who wear hats and t-shirts with a candidates name on it, will be turned away by polling officials.

The New Hanover County Board of Elections said the e-mail is false. People can wear whatever they want to the polls, as long as they aren’t verbally persuading others to vote for a particular candidate within the polling site.

“You can wear whatever it is you want to wear inside the voting place when you come to vote, but you cannot proceed in such a fashion where you are promoting a different candidate or issue.” said Bonnie Williams, director of elections for New Hanover County.

Typically there is a 50 foot buffer zone around polling sites, meaning any electioneering or campaigning is not allowed past that fifty foot mark.