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Poll worker fired for turning away voters with Black Lives Matter shirts
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A poll worker in Memphis, Tennessee, has been fired after turning away early voters who were wearing "Black Lives Matter" and "I Can't Breathe" shirts, an elections official said Monday.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThe worker was fired Friday after officials received a call from a witness at the Dave Wells Community Center in Memphis, Shelby County Election Commission spokeswoman Suzanne Thompson said.Tennessee law does not allow voters to wear items bearing the name of a candidate or a political party in a polling place.