Minnesota court suspends exit poll ban
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US-- A district court in Minnesota has granted an injunction preventing state officials from enforcing a ban on exit polls being carried out within 100 feet of polling stations on election day.
The lawsuit was filed last month by a group of news organisations who claimed the rule was unconstitutional as it restricts their ability to freely report on elections.
The court is yet to make a final judgement in the case, but issued the preliminary injunction yesterday in time for preparations for the vote on 4 November.
Similar rules in several other states have been removed in all cases where they have been challenged, including the South Dakota presidential primary earlier this year, after a challenge by the same group of companies.
Author: Robert Bain
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