MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A poll worker in Memphis, Tennessee, has been fired after turning away early voters who were wearing “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” shirts, an elections official said Monday. But state law does not prohibit statements such as “Black Lives Matter,” Thompson said. Jon Cherry via Getty Images Black Lives Matter protesters march in the street before participating in early voting on October 13 in Louisville, Kentucky. A poll worker in Memphis, Tennessee, was fired Friday after turning away early voters who were wearing “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” shirts. The poll worker thought the statements were tied to the Democratic Party, Thompson said.

Source: Huffington Post October 20, 2020 12:56 UTC