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DON'T LET THE DEMOCRATS GET AWAY WITH THIS! VOTER INTIMIDATION has NO PLACE at voting sites! A Jacksonville library manager allegedly ordered Republican volunteers and candidates to leave a legally positioned GOP voter tent outside the South Mandarin Branch Library, even though the group says it was well beyond the 150-foot no-solicitation zone. The location is an official Duval County early voting site for the 2026 general election. During the Duval GOP Red Tent Tour, a woman who identified herself as the branch manager approached the group and told them to pack up and leave. When Duval GOP Chairman Charles “Scooter” Barr asked what rule they were violating, she allegedly did not cite one. Instead, according to the group, she said they simply could not be there and that she did not want them there. Barr pointed out that the tent was positioned outside the restricted electioneering zone. The group then contacted the Duval County Supervisor of Elections and says officials confirmed they were permitted to remain. The manager reportedly began photographing the Republican volunteers and candidates after the dispute. The GOP team recorded the interaction as well. That distinction matters. Election rules apply to everyone. But if a political group is operating legally outside the restricted zone, a public employee cannot simply decide she does not want them there because she objects to their presence. Duval GOP says it plans to contact Jacksonville Public Library leadership seeking an explanation and clarification of the rules. ANY attempt to pressure, threaten or improperly remove lawful political activity around an election site deserves immediate scrutiny. #DuvalGOP #Florida

— Blue Lives Matter (@bluelivesmtr) November 3, 2026

A Jacksonville library manager allegedly ordered Republican volunteers and candidates to leave a legally positioned GOP voter tent outside the South Mandarin Branch Library, even though the group says it was well beyond the 150-foot no-solicitation zone.

The location is an official Duval County early voting site for the 2026 general election.

During the Duval GOP Red Tent Tour, a woman who identified herself as the branch manager approached the group and told them to pack up and leave.

When Duval GOP Chairman Charles “Scooter” Barr asked what rule they were violating, she allegedly did not cite one.

Instead, according to the group, she said they simply could not be there and that she did not want them there.

Barr pointed out that the tent was positioned outside the restricted electioneering zone.

The group then contacted the Duval County Supervisor of Elections and says officials confirmed they were permitted to remain.

The manager reportedly began photographing the Republican volunteers and candidates after the dispute. The GOP team recorded the interaction as well.

That distinction matters.

Election rules apply to everyone. But if a political group is operating legally outside the restricted zone, a public employee cannot simply decide she does not want them there because she objects to their presence.

Duval GOP says it plans to contact Jacksonville Public Library leadership seeking an explanation and clarification of the rules.

ANY attempt to pressure, threaten or improperly remove lawful political activity around an election site deserves immediate scrutiny.