Post by Gina Colonette AP Photo/Minnesota PollsNews organizations are suing the state of Minnesota for not allowing them within 100 feet of polling places.
State Legislature was passed in Minnesota this past April stating reporters could not be within 100 feet of polls. News organizations are saying this violates their First Amendment rights to gather information. Reporters gather information about the political process and exit polls to find out why people voted and to track social trends. By making reporter stay 100ft away from the polls the accuracy of their data will be called into question.
The lawsuit was filed in Federal court in Minneapolis. The lawsuit asks that this law be considered unconstitutional because it blocks news organizations from exit polling activities.
With people’s high interest in the election this year the work done by these news organizations will be in high demand.
Susan Buckley, an attorney for the news organizations involved in the lawsuit states, “This reporting will be valuable not only for our present understanding of this historic election; it will also inform the analysis of historians, social scientists, and others who will study the results for years to come."
According to Buckley, this is the 12th lawsuit in 10 states regarding the election. The First Amendment has been found to be in violation in all 10 states.
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