New York S01844 allows voters to photograph themselves and their ballots in privacy booths and share these on social media.
New York S01844 amends the election law to allow voters to take photographs of themselves and their ballots, or absentee ballots, while in a privacy booth. Voters can then share and disseminate these photographs on social media. Social media includes platforms for online communities and text messages. Interfering with a voter's photograph is a misdemeanor.
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