9-30-09 In re: Attorney General’s “Directive on Exit Polling:
Media and Non-partisan Public Interest Groups,” Issued
July 18, 2007 (A-47-08)
New Jersey’s election law statutes direct that voters
will have a 100-foot free, unobstructed passage to
polling places, without interference from any person,
and this ban applies to all expressive activities
within the 100-foot zone, including exit polling and
handing out voting-rights cards. The election laws
are constitutional because they are reasonable time,
place, and manner restrictions under the First
Amendment intended to secure and enhance another vital
constitutional right – the right to vote.
Assistant Editor: Umair Hussain
