A Maryland man is suing several Harford County officials after he refused to wear a mask at a polling center Monday and was arrested for trespassing.
According to Maryland court records, 52-year-old Daniel Swain is suing Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler, the Harford County Board of Elections, Acting Director of the Harford County Board of Elections Kim Slusar and the Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company & Board of Directors after he was arrested for trespassing Monday afternoon while attempting to vote.
Deputies were called to the Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company, an early voting center, at around 2:46 p.m.
They were told two people inside the polling place were refusing to wear a mask, so election officials asked them to leave.
Responding deputies spoke with the two men for nearly 30 minutes. The second man complied and left the polling place; however, Swain continued to refuse to comply with the election judge’s directives.
Deputies said they arrested Swain when “it was clear there were no other options.”
According to court records, Swain filed a complaint for declaratory relief, a temporary restraining order and temporary and permanent injunctive relief — voting rights.
Good.
This mask thing is the stupidest hill to literally die on.
There is a pandemic, people are dying, and masks do reduce the risk of spread if you are asymptomatic.
This is the dumbest thing. When the pandemic wanes, when there is a vaccine and herd immunity, we won’t need masks anymore.
Your right to swing your fist ends at the tip of my nose. Put on the mask, save some lives you selfish imbecils! Why is none of these mouth breathers protesting having to wear shoes in a building? Or wearing clothing? Because this is a FAKE politicized issue that should never have been.
Truth: You literally are the most obtuse slave to comment on this site period!!!! I am glad you slaves think your rights are no “hill to die on!!!..” As the govt keeps taking them; all the while they do the exact opposite of what they are demanding of you, and you cannot only see the hypocrisy, but the lunacy how you people just tossed common sense and education out the widow over what??? A virus?? Death??? You do know there are thousands of viruses and deaths every year right??? You do know that one day no matter what, you will die right?? Where were you and everyone else when Zika was around? When bird flu was around? Swine Flu? H1N1?? Ebola even based on what Obama bin laden said, remember those 3 or 4 cases all cured but the only black man?? Where were you all when SARS or MERS was around?? You people are f’ing retards, and still can’t see that your health is your own responsibility not mine or anyone else!!!! If you are that much of a coward then stay home, or you wear a mask, no one will fault you for that, but you have no right or say in what the hell I do when it comes to my life or health, PERIOD!!!! And if I were you, I would research the laws regarding this or you will have a rude awakening, all of you peons will!!! I don’t expect you uneducated fools to understand or to get what I am saying or the severity of it, but you will find out, very very soon, in the coming months as to what I mean and how bad it will be!!! You will not be able to travel, and if they have their way, you can’t even go from state to state or city to city without your mark of the beast… Then when you think it can’t get any worse, Here comes AI and the digital currency, to track you 100% of the time for the rest of your life never to go back to the way it was, never to be stopped… All of humanity will be enslaved under this for all of time… I don’t like calling you clowns slaves, I don’t like you even being slaves, but if you don’t do something to help stop this, it will be to late, it is almost already to late!!! I am 100% convinced there is nothing in this world that will ever push you people over the edge and get fired up to fight your your rights… It seems you all want, ask and beg to be slaves and told what to do and when to do it and how… So in essence, Yes the politicians are right, you people are really to stupid to manage your own life and need govt to do it for you, now I understand why the politicians kept saying that about you slaves…
10:13 a.m. why is it okay for you to comment on this site but everybody else who does it is a Slave? There has never been a more unhinged person to leave a comment on this site than you. You appear to be the slave.
Maintaining personal hygiene is the most important activity that anyone can do. With all the differences in types and fitting of masks, multiple usage and failure to keep sanitized conditions in the wearing of it, renders it mostly ineffective. However, for those that need the psychological support that it may provide, by all means continue to wear it. This man, with a good legal team will win his case.
I’m with you, 10:13. and no one has the right to deny the right to vote. That’s the most sacred of rights we own.
Truth, you are a perfect “Useful Idiot” .