Taking photos with your ballot, known as “ballot selfies,” is illegal in Louisiana, with signs at polling locations warning voters against the practice.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 17 states have laws addressing whether voters can take pictures with their ballots.
In Alabama, voters are allowed to take photos of their ballots as long as they do not disclose the content of another voter’s ballot or disrupt the voting process.
In Louisiana, however, taking a picture with your ballot while in the voting booth is outright banned.
Below are the states that ban ballot selfies, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures:
- Nevada
- Wyoming
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- Missouri
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Ohio
- New York
- Massachussets
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
To see where ballot selfies are permitted, click here.
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