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Planning on FaceBooking your Ballot ? Don't be in such a hurry... - cbelt3 - 11-06-2012
http://www.citmedialaw.org/blog/2012/ballot-disclosure-laws-first-amendment-anomaly
Not that I would do that, but apparently some people are.
Ed: $tevie recommended a shorter list. Thanks, $tevie.. good point. Here's a list of states where photographing or videographing is not permitted in the polling place.
http://www.citmedialaw.org/state-law-documenting-vote-2012
In Ohio they place signs quite clearly stating "turn your cell phone OFF" before entering the polling place.
Re: Planning on FaceBooking your Ballot ? Don't be in such a hurry... - $tevie - 11-06-2012
That's a reaaaalllly long article. What does it say about throwing my sample ballot into the office recycling bin where conceivably the maintenance people might see it?
Re: Planning on FaceBooking your Ballot ? Don't be in such a hurry... - beagledave - 11-06-2012
Looks like Sean Hannity broke New York law
Misdemeanor in relation to elections. Any person who:
10. Shows his ballot after it is prepared for voting, to any person so as to reveal the contents, or solicits a voter to show the same; or,
https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/265832335784697856
Re: Planning on FaceBooking your Ballot ? Don't be in such a hurry... - Speedy - 11-06-2012
So will you and Sean share the same cell for disclosing his ballot here?
beagledave wrote:
Looks like Sean Hannity broke New York law
Misdemeanor in relation to elections. Any person who:
10. Shows his ballot after it is prepared for voting, to any person so as to reveal the contents, or solicits a voter to show the same; or,
https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/265832335784697856
Re: Planning on FaceBooking your Ballot ? Don't be in such a hurry... - beagledave - 11-06-2012
Speedy wrote:
So will you and Sean share the same cell for disclosing his ballot here?
10. Shows his ballot after it is prepared for voting, to any person so as to reveal the contents, or solicits a voter to show the same; or,
Not my ballot, nor did I solicit him to do so. So no.
:wiggle: