Nudist resort to Florida Election Officials:
We want to vote nude!
"It's all about Freedom"
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Land O' Lakes, Florida
(The Weekly Vice)
-- Caliente, the largest nudist resort in the U.S. offers it's guests every imaginable 'perk'. Members can relax, dine, drink, exercise and party - all while in the buff. But recently, the resort realized there was one thing it's visitors could not do in the nude - Vote.
Caliente is hoping to change that.
Resort management has begun an active campaign, asking the Pasco County supervisor of elections office to consider installing polling booths at the resort so it's members can vote naked get their vote on while naked.
The resort boasts hundreds of live-in residents and hundreds of employees - not to mention the immense number of visitors who congregate at the niche resort because of it's ability to handle large groups of couples, singles, swingers, clubbers and vacationers who take the clothing optional lifestyle seriously.
The Elections supervisor, Brian Corley, hasn't rejected the idea. He did state however that a decision on the matter wouldn't be reached until 2010 at the very earliest. Corley also warned that the establishment of a new polling precinct is usually approved based "on need and population." A polling precinct already exists approximately two miles away from the resort.
Corley then gave the resort a sparkle of hope by acknowledging that "there is no magic number of people" required to merit a new polling precinct. He added that the county commission is given the task of approving the addition and/or relocation of new polling precincts.
Feedback from the commission thus far hasn't been overwhelmingly positive. One commissioner has already suggested that nudists who wish to vote in the buff can always submit their vote by absentee ballot.
Resort spokeswoman, Angye Fox, argued the matter further by insisting "It's all about freedom. People take their civic duty seriously and in many cases [nudism/naturism] is a very serious part of their lifestyle."
We want to vote nude!
"It's all about Freedom"
http://www.theweeklyvice.com/
Land O' Lakes, Florida
(The Weekly Vice)
-- Caliente, the largest nudist resort in the U.S. offers it's guests every imaginable 'perk'. Members can relax, dine, drink, exercise and party - all while in the buff. But recently, the resort realized there was one thing it's visitors could not do in the nude - Vote.
Caliente is hoping to change that.
Resort management has begun an active campaign, asking the Pasco County supervisor of elections office to consider installing polling booths at the resort so it's members can vote naked get their vote on while naked.
The resort boasts hundreds of live-in residents and hundreds of employees - not to mention the immense number of visitors who congregate at the niche resort because of it's ability to handle large groups of couples, singles, swingers, clubbers and vacationers who take the clothing optional lifestyle seriously.
The Elections supervisor, Brian Corley, hasn't rejected the idea. He did state however that a decision on the matter wouldn't be reached until 2010 at the very earliest. Corley also warned that the establishment of a new polling precinct is usually approved based "on need and population." A polling precinct already exists approximately two miles away from the resort.
Corley then gave the resort a sparkle of hope by acknowledging that "there is no magic number of people" required to merit a new polling precinct. He added that the county commission is given the task of approving the addition and/or relocation of new polling precincts.
Feedback from the commission thus far hasn't been overwhelmingly positive. One commissioner has already suggested that nudists who wish to vote in the buff can always submit their vote by absentee ballot.
Resort spokeswoman, Angye Fox, argued the matter further by insisting "It's all about freedom. People take their civic duty seriously and in many cases [nudism/naturism] is a very serious part of their lifestyle."