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1.媒體來源:
AP

2.記者署名:
美聯社

3.完整新聞標題:

不讓BLM選民投票 美選務人員遭開除
Poll worker fired for turning away voters with BLM shirts

4.完整新聞內文:

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.

選務官員在週一表示，
田納西州曼菲斯市有一名選務人員，
因為不讓身穿「BLM」和「我無法呼吸」衣物的選民進行提前投票，
所以遭到開除。

The worker was fired Friday after officials received a call from a witness at
the Dave Wells Community Center in Memphis, Shelby County Election Commission
spokeswoman Suzanne Thompson said.

謝爾比郡選委會發言人表示，
當相關官員接到曼菲斯市戴夫威爾斯社區中心一名目擊證人的電話之後，
便在週五開除了這位選務人員。

Tennessee law does not allow voters to wear items bearing the name of a
candidate or a political party in a polling place. But state law does not
prohibit statements such as “Black Lives Matter,” Thompson said.

發言人表示，
田納西法律不允許選民在投票場所穿戴候選人或政黨的標誌，
但當地法律並未禁止BLM這一類政治口號。

The number of voters who were told to leave was not immediately known, but
Thompson said it was only a few. The poll worker thought the statements were
tied to the Democratic Party, Thompson said.

被要求離開的選民人數仍不得而知，
但發言人表示人數並不多，
而該選務人員以為這些口號跟民主黨有直接關係。

“That was pretty bad,” she said. “They were not supposed to be turned away.
”

「這麼做很糟，
他們不該被拒於門外。」

Early voter turnout ahead of the Nov. 3 election has been strong in Memphis
and throughout Tennessee. Early voting ends Oct. 29 in the state.

田納西州和曼菲斯市的提前投票十分踴躍，
當地提前投票將於10/29截止。

5.完整新聞連結 (或短網址):
https://bit.ly/3dGAoUk

6.備註:


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