Election Canvassing Allowed

In this election year, concerned LW residents are reporting that representatives of both political parties are knocking on doors to get out the vote. Some people mistakenly believe this practice is banned in LW. But the GRF cannot legally keep citizens from entering the community and going door-to-door.

In 2002, the Supreme Court struck down a law that banned canvassing without a permit, even in gated communities. The ruling superseded any state or local law or the rules of any HOA community—gated or not.

Political canvassers need to advise Security in advance before they are allowed gate access. And there is a difference between soliciting and canvassing. Citizens canvassing for political reasons are not selling an item or asking for donations. It is likely that canvassers will be active through Election Day on Nov. 8.