Reply #307: yes

[aspergris]

at least in my jurisdiction.

the judges (or their agents) made the call to the cops, and as far as i can tell from the fact pattern where the ones telling the OP to leave initially.

the cops responded and acted as THEIR agents. OP was taken outside (which would always be the first step- seperate the parties and get him out of the voting area so other people coudl get on with voting).

now, it seems pretty clear the judges DIDN'T have that authority since the OP was in the right, but that rests the issue with them, not the cops.

you can't honestly expect (nor does the law require) that the cops spend hours researching voter ID law before deciding whether or not to assist the judges in having the OP removed.

the law requires merely "good faith" on their part.

iow, unless they KNEW the judges were NOT justified in having OP removed, the cops did the right thing - legally.

again, I am just speaking the law.