Kenosha County Polling Place Displays Anti-Choice Message on Election Day |
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Written by Women's March WI, Sarah Pearson |
Wednesday, 07 November 2018 12:45 |
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI - Voters in Kenosha County were confronted with a strong anti-choice display on their way to polls at St. Anne Catholic Church in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Hundreds of white crosses and signs that read "Abortion will kill 2,760 babies today in the U.S." were posted outside the church. The website of the organization Pro-Life Wisconsin was printed on the signs.
Wisconsin Elections Commission prohibits electioneering within 100 feet of polling locations. Women's March Wisconsin contacted Kenosha County Clerk Mary Kubiki who confirmed the church was asked to take down the signs, but refused citing "freedom of speech." Strong anti-choice and partisan messaging has no place outside of a polling location, and women should not be confronted with signage promoting an organization with an anti-woman agenda on their way to exercise their right to vote. The democratic process only works when we respect it. Whoever put up this display clearly does not. ### The mission of Women’s March is to harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transformative social change. Women’s March is a women-led movement providing intersectional education on a diverse range of issues and creating entry points for new grassroots activists & organizers to engage in their local communities through trainings, outreach programs and events. Women’s March is committed to dismantling systems of oppression through nonviolent resistance and building inclusive structures guided by self-determination, dignity and respect. |
Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 November 2018 13:04 |
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