Bill Clinton Miiiiiiiiiight Have Violated Election Rules On Super Tuesday. But Who Cares?! It’s Bill Clinton!

Oh, that Bill. Getting away with anything he likes.

According to this, Bill Clinton visited as many as four polling stations in Massachusetts on Tuesday. Reports say that he “chatted up voters, kissed an old lady on the head, posed for photos, and bought a cup of coffee.” All this in violation of Massachusetts voting law that states –

Within 150 feet of a polling place as defined in 950 CMR 53.03(18)(c), no person shall solicit votes for or against, or otherwise promote or oppose, any person or political party or position on a ballot question, to be voted on at the current election.

This being the Clintons, rules don’t apply to them. They’ll do ANYTHING for their adoring fans. Especially when those fans happen to be waiting in line to cast votes that could potentially put the Clintons back in the White House.

The other problem is that Bill’s appearances could have been preventing people from actually voting. Video was uploaded to YouTube that was taken outside a polling place where the person videoing says that they are unable to enter because Bill Clinton is there and no one can get inside –

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“I haven’t seen one person be able to come in and be able to vote in here,” says an off-screen voice in the video. “They are effecting the voting… this is ridiculous. This should be fraud and illegal.”

The sourcelink says that Bill was warned off from going to the polling places and that the people working the polls were supposed to stop him from going in – but, again. The Clintons are above the rules –

The Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin told The New York Times today, “We had to remind some of our poll workers that even a president can’t go inside and work a polling place.” He continued, “We had to remind everybody what the rules are, that there is no campaigning within 150 feet of the voting booths because people are entitled to their privacy.”

 

“You don’t usually get a president doing this,” noted State Secretary Galvin.

 

A Spokesperson for a Secretary of the Commonwealth was asked whether or not President Clinton’s presence could be considered a solicitation of sorts for his wife in a polling station. That Spokesperson, Brian McNiff, said simply, “He’s a well known person. And he’s a spouse of a candidate. That should answer the question.”

So… could Bill Clinton showing up at these polling stations affected anything. Well, Hillary won the Massachusetts primary with 50% of the vote. Bernie got 49%. It’s possible, however unlikely. Though it’s more the principle of the thing. Just because you’re a former president and liberals fall all over themselves to meet you doesn’t mean you get free reign over a polling location.