Maryland Voter Arrested After Refusing To Wear Mask At Polling Location In Harford County, Police Say
By CBS Baltimore StaffOctober 27, 2020 at 1:24 pm
JARRETTSVILLE, MD. (WJZ) — A Maryland man was arrested Monday for trespassing after he refused to wear a mask at a polling place in Harford County, the sheriff’s office says.
Deputies were called to the Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company, an early voting location, at around 2:46 p.m. They were told two people inside the polling area were refusing to wear a mask, so election officials asked them to leave.
But they refused and now were considered trespassers, the sheriff’s office said. Election judges are allowed to remove a person from a polling place.
The Harford County Board of Elections has a designated area for voters who were unable or unwilling to wear a mask while voting. Daniel Swain, a 52-year-old man from Fallston, and another man refused to wear a mask and also refused to use the designated area.
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