Where You Can and Can’t Take Selfies for Newsletters
You’ve probably heard stories of people getting into trouble when they take selfies at polling stations, but is it really illegal? Perhaps depending on where you live.
Sure, it’s reasonable that you want to share a moment of civic pride, but 18 states have laws against voting selfies. (The purpose of such laws is to prevent any coercion of voters; in theory, an image of the finished ballot could confirm to someone whether you voted in a certain way.) But 19 states allow this. According to AP , here are the states that allow selfies:
Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, and Wyoming
And this is where they are not allowed :
Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
The other 13 states are unclear about this. It is probably best to proceed with caution and take a photo with a sticker near the polling station.