You Could Face Charges If You Do This With Your Ballot
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The rules are different in each state, but it's important to check just in case.
If you look on social media in the coming days, you will see many voters share selfies with their ballots, maybe with the hashtag #IVoted.
But before you share your civic engagement with the world, think twice ― that selfie could be illegal, depending on where you live in the United States.
Just ask Justin Timberlake. In 2016, the pop singer posted on Instagram a photo of himself casting a ballot in a voting booth, with the caption: “Get out and VOTE!”
Timberlake deleted the post after he was warned that his ballot selfie was against Tennessee law, which bans photography in polling locations. Two years later, he encouraged his social media followers to vote by reminding them, “Remember: NO voting booth selfies.”
Some states permit ballot selfies under certain conditions. In Arizona, Texas, Tennessee and West Virginia, you can only take pictures with mail-in ballots. In Florida, voters can take a picture with their ballot inside the voting booth but not while inserting the ballot into the tabulator. In Utah, you can share a photo of your ballot, but it is a misdemeanor if you take a photo of someone else’s.
It's called electioneering, and the rules are different in every state.
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