Allows voters to photograph themselves and their ballots in privacy booths and share these photos on social media.

New York Assembly Bill A01542 amends the election law to permit voters to take photographs of themselves and their ballots, including absentee ballots, while in a privacy booth. The bill also allows voters to share and disseminate these photographs on social media. Social media, as defined, includes platforms for online communities, text messages, and electronic image transmission. Interference with a voter's photograph is classified as a misdemeanor.

Allows voters to photograph themselves and their ballots in privacy booths and share these photos on social media.

New York Assembly Bill A01542 amends the election law to permit voters to take photographs of themselves and their ballots, including absentee ballots, while in a privacy booth. The bill also allows voters to share and disseminate these photographs on social media. Social media, as defined, includes platforms for online communities, text messages, and electronic image transmission. Interference with a voter's photograph is classified as a misdemeanor.