Can you peacfully protest outside of my high school on election day?

Question

I'm a strict conservative,and myself and some friends want to peacefully protest with signs, and shirts and stuff, not yelling or anything, can we get in trouble with it, or is our right to be able too

Answer 1

You need to contact your local authorities and inquire. Some cities require permits for this sort of activity. Also, many polling places are held at high schools, which means that you could only express yourself within a prescribed distance of the polling place. The law in my state sets this distance within 100 feet of the polling place entrance.

It is your constitutional right to demonstrate if you wish, but you have to honor and abide by the laws while doing so.

Answer 2

Yes indeed tumbleweed.

Stay on public property and you are all set.

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What are you protesting anyway???

Answer 3

Well I hope it helps, I would do it if I were still in High School. Its your right but they still might get you in trouble for it.

Answer 4

Sure, go right ahead. I mean, there probably won't be whole lot of people there considering the fact there won't be any one else apart from the conservatives with their cookie cutter lives, and padded views of the realities in America

Answer 5

Only if you're a liberal.  The fact that you're a conservative means that the student teacher's union and the ACLU will find some obscure wording in the law which they'll use to throw you in jail for a few days.  Good luck.

Answer 6

You'd have to ask your principal, each school has a different policy on how they approach protest.  It's best to be armed with the knowledge from a first hand basis.

Answer 7

yes u can but the local government can control where and for how long.If ur hs is a pollin place u will have to x feet from it  not blocking trafiic and maybe need a permit and police too keep u and any counter porotesters apart. Not everyone is peaceful. Keep in mind that protests can draw troublemakers who dont give a dam bout issues but like throwning things etc becareful and speak ur mind

Answer 8

You could get into trouble yes...one thing is the more liberal students could beat your asses...also the school authorities could not like it...

Answer 9

Protest?  You want to protest elections?

Anyway, find out what kind of permit you need and what the zones are for demonstrating at polling places.

This is important because they don't allow undue influence or intimidation at polling places.

Good luck from your liberal, first amendment loving, fellow citizen.

BTW, I can see from your additional edit that you may have some trouble with the "peacefully", "not yelling or anything" protest.  You've gone off the deep end with a little dissention; I'd hate to see what will happen when you encounter real opposition.

Answer 10

"myself and some friends"; "is our right to be able too"

I don't know if you can do that, but I would recommend you take the time at school to study your English grammatical skills, instead instead of "protesting".

Answer 11

Freedom of Assembly is in Amendment I.

You have the right to do it.