• There are still restrictions on pure speech
• Not allowed to politically advocate in near of polling  booth.
  • Similar to protesting abortion in front of abortion clinic.
• Facially content based restriction on speech in a public forum, and therefore needs to be subject to exacting scrutiny
  • Exacting scrutiny is the same as strict scrutiny, must be narrowly tailored to serve a compelling government interest
• Limiting speech near a polling area doesn’t necessarily interfere with the right to vote.
  • Restrictions near polling stations advance interest in preventing voter intimidation and election fraud.

Main Ideas

Restrictions on Pure Speech

Content-Based Restriction on Political Speech in a Public Forum

Definitions

Exacting Scrutiny

Content-Based Restriction

Narrowly Tailored

Environs

Strict Scrutiny

Intermediate Scrutiny

Public Forum

Facts

Statute forbids campaigning within 100 feet of a polling facility entrances.