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JonathanRackham

(1,604 posts) Tue Nov 8, 2016, 04:58 PM Nov 2016

So I'm not allowed to take a selfie of my ballot?

But people are allowed to exit poll?

What's the big deal?

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So I'm not allowed to take a selfie of my ballot? (Original Post) JonathanRackham Nov 2016 OP

I think it has to do with selling your vote. nt ginnyinWI Nov 2016 #1

your vote is secret. you can tell people outside anything you want. Sunlei Nov 2016 #3

Depends On Your State, Also No One Has Ever Been Legally Charged EVER For Doing So.... Corey_Baker08 Nov 2016 #4

This law is unconstitutional Peaches999 Nov 2016 #5

Depends on the state. Brickbat Nov 2016 #6

These laws would never hold up in court. tritsofme Nov 2016 #10

go ahead test it because I guarantee a D-hater republican will turn your selfie in. Sunlei Nov 2016 #15

No, you're not. Exit pollsters don't get to see it, either Warpy Nov 2016 #11

Depends on the state. We can take a selfie here in Arkansas sinkingfeeling Nov 2016 #12

Yes you are. PeteSelman Nov 2016 #13

Though it's sensationalized for its expose into the meat-packing industry LanternWaste Nov 2016 #17

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ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)

1. I think it has to do with selling your vote. nt

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Tue Nov 8, 2016, 04:59 PM

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Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

3. your vote is secret. you can tell people outside anything you want.

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Tue Nov 8, 2016, 05:00 PM

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Corey_Baker08

(2,157 posts)

4. Depends On Your State, Also No One Has Ever Been Legally Charged EVER For Doing So....

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Tue Nov 8, 2016, 05:01 PM

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Peaches999

(118 posts)

5. This law is unconstitutional

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Tue Nov 8, 2016, 05:01 PM

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Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

6. Depends on the state.

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Tue Nov 8, 2016, 05:02 PM

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tritsofme

(17,380 posts)

10. These laws would never hold up in court.

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Tue Nov 8, 2016, 05:06 PM

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Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

15. go ahead test it because I guarantee a D-hater republican will turn your selfie in.

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Tue Nov 8, 2016, 05:08 PM

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Warpy

(111,277 posts)

11. No, you're not. Exit pollsters don't get to see it, either

Reply to JonathanRackham (Original post)

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 05:07 PM

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they just ask you how you voted. You are under no compulsion to tell them the truth, although many people do.

We have a secret ballot in this country for a lot of good reasons.

sinkingfeeling

(51,460 posts)

12. Depends on the state. We can take a selfie here in Arkansas

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Tue Nov 8, 2016, 05:07 PM

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PeteSelman

(1,508 posts)

13. Yes you are.

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Tue Nov 8, 2016, 05:07 PM

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The ruling that you can't was thrown out in court as unconstitutional.

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

17. Though it's sensationalized for its expose into the meat-packing industry

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Tue Nov 8, 2016, 05:12 PM

Nov 2016

Though it's sensationalized for its expose into the meat-packing industry, Sinclair's 'The Jungle' is more an expose into the world of boss politics and vote-buying. In chapter eleven of the book, a rather eloquent reason for not having a certifiable receipt or proof of one's vote is given.

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