During the hours when any general or special city election is being held in the City of Tacoma, no person shall, within any premises being used as a polling place, or upon any street, alley or public place within 100 feet of any entrance to such premises, solicit or request any elector to vote either for or against any candidate at such election, or for or against any measure being submitted to vote at such election, or carry on any argument with any such elector for or against such candidate or measure, or deliver or offer to deliver to any such elector any card, paper, pamphlet, or other printed matter intended to favor or oppose any such candidate or measure; or ask or inquire of any elector for whom he intends to vote at such election or whether he intends to vote for or against any measure submitted; or (except election officers requested to assist an elector prepare his ballot), ask or attempt to inspect the ballot of any elector before it is cast; or present to any other person for signature or examination any initiative, referendum or recall petition authorized by any state law, or city charter, or ordinance, or any petition for any other purpose; or leave or exhibit any such petition in such polling place for signatures; or loiter in or about the room occupied by the election officers; or indulge in any boisterous or acrimonious conduct or discussion therein; or in any manner interfere with the orderly conduct of the election by the election officers.
(Ord. 5723 § 1, 1914-04-15)