electioneering

electioneering
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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


electioneering
Campaigning near a polling place. Electioneering is prohibited within a certain distance from a polling place, typically 100 feet.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

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