As millions of Americans vote on Election Day, many will reach for their phones before they leave the booth. Whether the resulting ballot selfie is a harmless show of civic pride or a violation of state law depends on where they are standing. There is no federal law on ballot photography, leaving states to reach […]
As millions of Americans vote on Election Day, many will reach for their phones before they leave the booth. Whether the resulting ballot selfie is a harmless show of civic pride or a violation of state law depends on where they are standing.
There is no federal law on ballot photography, leaving states to reach opposite conclusions. Some explicitly allow voters to photograph their marked ballots, others ban it, and many are silent, leaving local election officials to interpret polling-place camera restrictions. Federal courts have blocked or struck down some bans, and estimates of how many states still prohibit the practice range from 12 to 26.
