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Posted By TimALoftis 1 year ago in HumorGo ahead and make your jokes about optical scans.
The nudists at Florida's Caliente Resort have asked Pasco County elections officials to set up a clothing-optional polling place for their community. Brian Corley, Pasco's supervisor of elections, dismissed the request as a publicity stunt.
"I think they're just doing some marketing hype," said Corley, adding he heard there was a news release by Caliente touting its request.
Corley said the request came a few weeks ago, and there's not enough time to set up a new polling place for this election. Even for 2010 would be difficult, he said. "Polling places, you don't tinker with them before apportionment unless you have to," he said.
Plus there are more practical considerations. Nothing in state law prohibits a nudist polling place, but how would the clerks and deputies wear their badges? "Even if I was behind what they were asking for--which I explained I am not--it's just too much to ask right now," added Corley.
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rdeussen1 year ago
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Nude people of the world, get a life. With multi-hour long waits at polls, suggest throwing a sheet over your nudity for the duration of the vote will do nicely. I bet your local grocery store insists on shoes, shirt and pants! Only in my beloved home state of Florida would this be an issue. And maybe California, a state that according to a poll, is just like Florida, just not as tacky.
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kikstand1 year ago
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Ah yes ! Every spec/interest group catered to...finally we're getting somewhere. I.e : folks who are: Cannabals, who walk on their hands, walk backwards, joggers who want to keep up pace, self mutilators, spitters, folks who vowed to keep arms up in air at all times, germ freaks, Touretters (sp?), folks who always want to have pets on shoulders, horse riders not wanting to dismount to vote, those with voting machine fobias, who only will vote if sung to.......I think you get it! Should'nt we provide for these if we are gonna be inclusive?
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Will13131 year ago
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I got to appraise some of the condos there when I lived in Pasco County many years ago.. not sure if it's the same development there are several in the area.. for the most part very affluent people.. .. very strange to see whole families roller blading down the street NAKED together....
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bkcmar1 year ago
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this is america and voting is an expression of policical freedom. therefore if you are a nudist, why should your rights be infringed on by requiring you to wear clothing. this is contrary to the manner that you live your life. in america i always believed we should have a live and let live attitude.
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rcballi1 year ago
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They can vote absentee - or they can get off their lazy butt, put some clothes on and go vote at their assigned poll station. This has crap to do with 'rights' or 'freedoms' - as a functioning society there has to be some rules otherwise we have anarchy.
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(I belong to a clothing optional club - and I chose to vote absentee - and I don't believe that Election Officials should bent over backwards to accomodate my private life).
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dncarm61 year ago
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this is tooo funny! Naked voting sounds ok to me. Can we
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do cartwheels on our way out? Standing in the line must be fun. I'd guess it would be a pretty long line if personal
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paint9541 year ago
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Their right to be naked stops where my right not to see naked people if I don't want to starts! If they could get a particular time slot, I wouldn't mind, but at least that will give me and them a choice to exercise our rights without infringing in somebody else's.
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