BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry wants to remind citizens that electioneering is against the law.

She stated in a social media post that "electioneering within 600 feet of a polling location is strictly prohibited by law."

"This includes wearing any campaign paraphernalia such as clothing, hats, signs, buttons, etc. that advocate for or against a candidate, proposition, or political party appearing on the ballot," according to the social media post.

Louisiana law states it is against the law for anyone to commit the following acts between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. within the radius of a voting station:

• solicit in any manner, or ask any other person to vote for or against a candidate in the election.
• remain within the 600-foot radius of a polling location after being directed by officials.
• hand out or display campaign cards of any kind advocating for or against any candidate.
• circulate a petition or seek handwritten signatures.

Anyone violating any of the state laws can be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. On the second and repeated offenses, violators can expect to be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Landry asked that voters with questions contact the Secretary of State's Division of Election Integrity at 800-722-5305.

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