Created in 1990, it provides polling information to news organizations, which independently interpret the data. The Voter News Service was blamed for making wrong calls in Florida on election night. Nebraska law currently allows exit pollsters to interview voters within 20 feet of a polling place. It's a dissuasion for people to go to the polls. Media of Nebraska attorney Alan Peterson argued that such a law would violate the constitution.
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Several courts in other states have stricken down laws that called for buffer zones as close as 150 feet from a polling place. Kristensen said he would not object if his bill is rolled into another measure he introduced. In the end, the committee amended the exit poll bill to decrease the distance to 200 feet and sent it to the Legislature for consideration. Post your thoughts in The Public Forum. All rights reserved.