By BRUCE HOROVITZ

APRIL 21, 1987 12 AM PT

TIMES STAFF WRITER

Brassieres, which haven’t made much news since some were symbolically burned two decades ago, are historical footnotes again. Television advertisements for some bras will soon use models instead of manikins.

On May 4, NBC is scheduled to air an ad for the Playtex-made Cross Your Heart bra, which shows a woman wearing the product. This brings to an end the decades-old ban by the networks on commercials that show models in their underwear.

“I don’t see why it should be taboo to show a woman in a bra,” said Hercules P. Sotos, vice-chairman of International Playtex, the Stamford, Conn.-based manufacturer. “It’s much more effective in showing the product’s attributes than a manikin.”

Playtex is not alone. In a soon-to-be-aired television ad campaign for men’s underwear, Fruit of the Loom has hired a male model to wear briefs. Both the $4-million Playtex campaign and the Fruit of the Loom campaign were devised by Grey Advertising.

by Lucas Combos

State leaders will examine each county’s status Monday and announce the results Tuesday. Last week, the Washington State Department of Health said more than a dozen counties looked at or near the thresholds to trigger a rollback to Phase 2. Counties that fail the metrics of their current phase will have to roll back by Friday.

Phase 2 allows for fewer people in most indoor spaces, cutting capacity for most businesses from 50 to 25 percent, and is likely to put more strict limits on the number of spectators allowed at professional sporting events.

For the complete article go to: patch.com

May 2, 1865 – Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his dwindling government-in-exile held what turned out to be their last council of war in their southward flight to avoid Federal capture.

As May began, Davis and his party reached Cokesbury, South Carolina. Unbeknownst to them, President Andrew Johnson had issued a proclamation declaring that Davis and other Confederate officials were responsible for assassinating Abraham Lincoln. Despite no tangible evidence linking Davis to the crime, Johnson offered a $100,000 reward for Davis’s capture.

The Davis party arrived at Abbeville, South Carolina, on the afternoon of the 2nd. They were met by Confederate Navy Lieutenant William H. Parker’s escort, which turned over the Confederate archives and treasury they had been guarding to Davis and his cabinet. Cabinet officials were directed to destroy most official government papers to prevent Federals from confiscating and using the documents against them.

For the complete article… civilwarmonths.com

Poll Watcher Qualifications By State

STATE		QUALIFICATIONS
Alabama Ala. Code §17-8-7		Must be a registered voter (resident and qualified elector), one per party per polling place. Prohibits election officials, including returning officials, from serving as poll watchers.
Alaska AS §15.10.170		Must be a U.S. citizen; one or more watchers may be present per party, ballot committee, candidate, etc. No more than one watcher on duty at a time.
Arizona A.R.S. §16-590		The county party chairman may appoint one person per precinct; the parties must agree on the total number of people allowed per polling place. If they cannot agree, the rule is one person per party per polling place at a given time.
Arkansas A.C.A. §7-5-312		Requires a “poll watcher authorization form” to be filed with the county clerk; “Only one authorized poll watcher per candidate, group, or party at any one given time may be officially recognized as a poll watcher at each location within a polling site where voters identify themselves to election officials” Allows candidates to be poll watchers with some form of identification.
Colorado C.R.S. §1-7-106 and §1-7-108		Must be eligible electors; prohibits candidates or family members of candidates; one per party per polling place.
Florida F.S. §101.131		A “qualified and registered elector” in the county in which he/she will serve; one per party and one per candidate, cannot be candidate or law enforcement officer. Must wear a badge identifying them by name.
Georgia Ga. Code Ann. §21-2-408		Prohibits candidates from serving as poll watchers; two per precinct in the general election and one per precinct per candidate in the primary election. Must wear a badge saying “Official Poll Watcher.”
Hawaii HRS §11-77 and §11-72 (b)(3)		Names must be submitted to local election officials 10 days prior to the election; one per party. Must be registered voters. Prohibits parents, spouses, siblings, children or the candidates themselves. Also prohibits candidates from the primary who failed to receive a nomination from being a poll watcher in the general election.
Illinois 10 ILCS 5/17-23		Registered to vote in the state; must be affiliated with the political party or organization that appoints him or her; the parties and candidates can each appoint two per precinct; organizations that are concerned with the election and nonpartisan civic organizations can appoint one per precinct provided they register with the elections authority 40 days before the election; there can be no more than two people from nonpartisan civic organizations at a polling place at a given time.
Iowa  I.C.A. §49.104		No more than three at a time per political party. No more than one at a time per nonparty political organizations, candidates nominated by petition, and any other nonpartisan candidate in a school or city election. People with an interest in a ballot issue who file in advance an intent to be an observer. No candidates; no elected officials whose names appear on the ballot; no precinct workers; to challenge a voter, must be a registered voter.
Kansas K.S.A. 25-3005a		Must be either a member of a candidate’s family, a registered voter, or at least 14 years of age but satisfy all of the other requirements for being a voter other than age; candidates, precinct committee members, write-in candidates, and issue campaign committees are each limited to one representative per polling place. Must wear badge identifying person as “Observer.”
Kentucky KRS §117.315		No more than two people appointed by each party per precinct to be submitted to the county clerk in advance of the election; must be a registered voter in the county.
Louisiana LSA-R.S. 18:427; LSA-R.S. 18:435		Must submit names to the local officials ten days prior to the election; Must be a qualified voter in the state; must not be qualified for assistance; must not be a candidate or a law enforcement officer. One person per precinct per candidate, but each candidate may designate one person to be a “super watcher” who can be a watcher in any precinct in which the candidate is on the ballot; the list of watchers must be submitted to the county clerk ten days prior to the election.
Maine 21-AM.R.S.A. §627		Municipalities must allow at least one person per party to be a poll watcher.
Maryland MD Code, Election Law, §10-311		A state or local board of elections, a candidate, political party, or any other group of voters supporting a candidate or issue can appoint an accredited poll challenger or watcher. Must be a registered voter. Election judges may allow non-accredited challengers or watchers to enter the polling place to challenge a person’s vote.
Massachusetts		Poll watchers are allowed at polling sites as long as they are not disorderly and do not disrupt voter access to the polls.
Michigan M.C.L.A. 168.733; M.C.L.A. 168.730		Registered voter in the state; not a candidate or election inspector; challengers must carry an identification card; a political party, organization, or organized entity of interested citizens may designate no more than two people per precinct at any one time.
Minnesota M.S.A. §204C.07		One challenger is permitted per each political party per precinct; ballot issue committees must get signatures from 25 voters to be able to appoint one challenger per precinct, and that person must be a registered voter. Must be residents of the state. Prohibits election judges.
Mississippi Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-571		Poll watchers may be designated by political parties and candidates whose name appears on the ballot in the precinct. Challenges may also be made by candidates, qualified electors, managers, clerks, and poll workers.
Missouri V.A.M.S. 116.310		Campaigns can designate one challenger per polling place.
Montana MCA 13-13-120		One poll watcher per party per polling place; can’t be a candidate whose name is on the ballot.
Nebraska Neb. Rev. St. §32-1013		One observer per party per polling place. No such observer shall be connected with any candidate, political party, or measure on the ballot.
Nevada N.R.S. 293.274		Members of the general public may be poll watchers, but this does not include members of the media or people who are observing the polls solely within a professional capacity.
New Hampshire N.H. Rev. Stat. §666:4		State and municipal party committees can appoint challengers.
New Jersey N.J.S.A. 19:7-1		County committee chairs for political parties may appoint two challengers per election district.
New Mexico N.M.S.A. §1-2-21-27		No more than one watcher at a time in a polling location. Must wear identification. Candidates, family members of candidates, and law enforcement officers may not serve. An election related organization or a group of three candidates may appoint poll watchers by providing the Secretary of State’s office with notice at least 10 days prior to the election.
New York McKinney’s Election Law §8-500		Must be a registered voter in the county or city holding the election; can’t be a candidate in that district; an organization, a party committee, or a group of two or more candidates can appoint poll watchers but none of them can have more than three poll watchers in one location at one time and no more than one poll watcher at a time beyond the guardrail.
North Carolina N.C.G.S.A. §163-45		County party chairs can designate two observers per polling place and 10 at-large observers who are residents of the county and can observe at any polling place in the county; county party chairs can also appoint a runner to receive voting lists. Observers must be registered voters of the county in which they are appointed and must have “good moral character.” Prohibits candidates from serving as observers or runners.
North Dakota NDCC, 16.1-05-09		Election observers must wear a badge with the name of the observer and the name of the organization that observer is representing.
Ohio R.C. §3505.21		Must be a registered voter in the precinct; can’t be a candidate; can be appointed by a political party or a group of five or more candidates; one person per precinct; can’t be a uniformed peace officer, state patrolman, member of an organized militia or any other person in uniform; can’t be carrying a firearm or deadly weapon.
Oklahoma 26 Okl. St. Ann. §7-130		Any candidate or recognized political party is entitled to have a poll watcher; must file with the Secretary of State or County Election Board by 5 p.m. the Wednesday before the election.
Oregon O.R.S. §254.482		Observers may watch the county clerk receive and count mail-in ballots if authorized by a candidate, political party, or the county clerk. Only so many watchers allowed as will not interfere with orderly procedure.
Pennsylvania 25 P.S. §2687		Must be a registered voter in the county; can only be a poll watcher in one district; candidates can appoint two watchers per district and political parties can appoint three watchers per district.
Rhode Island Gen. Laws §17-19-22		Political parties may appoint “checkers” to see who has voted, “runners” to deliver lists of people who have voted, and “watchers” to challenge the eligibility of voters
South Carolina S.C. Code §7-13-860		“Must be a qualified voter” in the county where he/she will serve  and certified in writing to the managers of the precinct; two per party per 1,000 registered voters per polling place; poll watchers must also wear a badge indicating the candidate or party they represent.
South Dakota SDCL §12-15-2.1; SDCL §12-18-8.1		Prohibits precinct superintendents, precinct deputies, candidates, or election board workers from serving as poll watchers; one watcher per polling place per each party, independent candidate, slate of presidential electors and each side of a ballot issue.
Tennessee  T.C.A. §2-7-104		Must be 17 years old by Election Day, and appointed by the party in writing; each candidate can have one and each party or citizens’ organization can have two. The state also prohibits spouses of candidates from serving.
Texas V.T.C.A., Election Code §33.031		Poll watchers can be acting on behalf of a candidate, political party, or opponent or proponent of a ballot measure; must be from the jurisdiction; can’t be a felon, candidate, public official or related within the second degree of consanguinity to an election judge/clerk at the site; maximum of seven per early voting site and two per Election Day voting site.
Utah  U.C.A. §20A-3-201		Designated by the parties or persons interested in a ballot issue by affidavit; one to watch counting ballots; one to inspect the ballot packages.
Vermont 17 V.S.A. §2564		Candidates, political parties, and ballot initiative committees can’t have more than two representatives outside the guardrail.
Virginia Va. Code Ann. §24.2-604		Must be a registered voter; one person per party per polling place at a given time but no more than three total for any organization; independent candidates can also appoint a poll watcher. Prohibits candidates from serving as poll watchers.
Washington RCV 29A.40.100		County auditors must request that observers appointed by the political parties be present during the processing of ballots; auditors can also request that observers from campaigns and organizations be present
West Virginia W.VA. Code §3-1-37; W.VA. Code §3-1-41		Poll watchers are not permitted in the polling places; it is the responsibility of the election officials to challenge voters.
Wisconsin W.S.A. 7.41		Any member of the public may be an observer except for a candidate on the ballot; observers must be in a designated location and they have to sign a log maintained by an official at the polling place.
Wyoming W.S. §22-15-109		Must be certified by the county chairman of a political party; one per party unless election judge decides one additional watcher may be accommodated without disrupting polling process. Must be registered voter in the county and “belong” to the party they represent.

Gavin Palmer, a law student from Georgetown University and NCSL’s former legal clerk, collaborated on this research.