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The coalition recently asked the City of Nashua Board of Aldermen to reconsider a proposed restriction on speech that conflicts with state and federal constitutional protections.
Proposed ordinance O-25-060 states that the “use of banners, flags, signs, or other items which may create a safety concern, obstruct the view of other members of the public, or restrict public access within the Aldermanic Chambers is prohibited.” An analysis of the ordinance by the city provides that the “Board of Aldermen may waive their own rules at any time.”
In a letter to the Nashua Board of Alderman, NEFAC wrote:
"While there may be circumstances that would allow reasonable restrictions on these types of expression, a general prohibition based on a ‘security concern’ without any additional guidance as to what would constitute such a concern is ripe for impermissible viewpoint discrimination."
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