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If You're In Line, Stay In Line

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If You're In Line, Stay In Line is a catchphrase used by American politicians and activists during elections to encourage those waiting to vote to remain in the queue even if the polls close, as the law states that anyone who enters the queue to vote before the polls close is still eligible to vote. The refrain became so common that it was later parodied, particularly after the 2020 United States Presidential Election.

Origin

In American elections, if a person arrives at a polling place before it is scheduled to close but cannot get to a voting booth because of the line to get in, they are legally still allowed to vote.[1] This led to the phrase "If you're in line, stay in line" to become a common refrain during elections, appearing with increasing regularity on Election Day 2016 (example[2] shown below).


Tim Hogan @timjhogan ... NEVADA! If you're in line, stay in line! Stay in line. If you're in line before polls close, you can vote! 10:13 PM · Nov 8, 2016 · Twitter Web Client

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The phrase saw use on social media in subsequent elections[3] but parodies did not begin seeing regular use until the 2020 United States Presidential Election, in the four days between when Election Night ended (November 3rd) and the race was officially declared for Joe Biden (November 7th). For example, on November 6th, three days after polls closed, Twitter user @DPD_[4] tweeted the phrase, gaining over 80 likes (shown below, left). After Biden was declared the winner, user @louisvertel[5] tweeted, "If you’re in a 500-person conga line screaming in victory with honking traffic, STAY IN LINE," gaining over 5,900 retweets and 50,000 likes (shown below, right).


Daniel D'Addario @DPD_ If you're in line to vote, STAY IN LINE! 7:22 PM · Nov 6, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

In the ensuing months, the phrase was used in parodies involving any sort of line. For example, on March 26th, 2021, Twitter user @ldrinkh20[6] tweeted the phrase in reference to the Suez Canal Jam, gaining over 14,000 retweets and 189,000 likes (shown below, left). On March 23rd, user @kelly_scraps[7] posted the phrase in reference to Godzilla vs. Kong, gaining over 35 likes (shown below, right).


nonbinary sunset @ldrinkh20 if you're in the line at the Suez Canal STAY IN LINE!!! 1:50 PM · Mar 26, 2021 · Twitter Web App kscraps from myspace @kelly_scraps ... if you're still at the polls waiting to vote for godzilla or king kong STAY IN LINE 5:44 PM · Mar 23, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone

Various Examples


max ... @maxrf_ i walk into the board room meeting. my pants are covered in piss. i pull out a c--------, smoke the entire thing in one draw, and vomit all over the table. "if you're in line to vote, stay in line." the entire room erupts in cheers. i am given the key to the executive bathroom. 8:19 PM · Mar 21, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone aster / wolf ... @asterysms if you're at the polls STAY IN LINE your vote matters IGN @IGN · Mar 25 Avengers: Endgame vs. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Show this poll 2:08 PM · Mar 28, 2021 · Twitter Web App tony ... @tophermalchik if you're still in line to vote for the 2020 election, please stay in line! you got this! 7:20 PM · Mar 26, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone constable johnstable @johnbollozos ... prakea Jumor Dith. IF YOU'RE IN LINE, STAY IN LINE Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42 · Mar 25 Just a reminder that the trade call does not have to happen by 3PM for a trade to become finalized. All parties just need to be on a call by 3PM to confirm the details. 3:04 PM · Mar 25, 2021 · Twitter Web App Kari ... @karilopezv_ If you're in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, STAY IN LINE 8:32 AM · Mar 28, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone Jesse Case @jessecase Once again because of Louis DeJoy's pure evil, have all letters to Santa in the mail by DECEMBER 12TH. Any later than that, drop off in-person with an elf. If you're in line at the North Pole, STAY IN LINE. 8:32 AM - Nov 22, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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External References

[1] Twitter – ACLUFL

[2] Twitter – @timjhogan

[3] Twitter – DNC

[4] Twitter – DPD_

[5] Twitter – @louisvertel

[6] Twitter – ldrinkh20

[7] Twitter – @kelley_scraps

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