Organizers of a protest against Governor Tony Ever’s “Safer at Home” order say the Department of Administration (DOA) has denied their permit application citing “the state of emergency,” but the protest will go on. It is scheduled for 1 pm Friday at the corner of Mifflin and Pinckney Streets.
“I personally feel disappointed, because the right to peacefully assemble should still apply,” organizer Madison Elmer said Tuesday.
A DOA representative said Friday that all permits for events inside the Capitol building were being denied because the building is closed, and that permit applications for outdoor events were being considered on a “case-by-case basis.”
“DOA will deny permit requests for events that violate the ‘Safer at Home’ order,” DOA representative Molly Vidal wrote in an email to Madison365 on Friday. “DOA will also exercise its authority to deny a permit if the event poses a hazard to the safety of the public.”
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