ORLANDO, Fla. — With 2020 expected to shatter records for mail-in voting, there are still many voters planning to vote in person.
And while this year is certain to be historic, you may want to think twice about snapping a selfie to commemorate your participation in one of the most important civic duties.
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Florida is one of 18 states that have laws against taking photos in polling places.
Here’s the 2019 Florida statute that hinders your ballot selfie game:
“Any elector who, except as provided by law, allows his or her ballot to be seen by any person; takes or removes, or attempts to take or remove, any ballot from the polling place before the close of the polls; places any mark on his or her ballot by which it may be identified; endeavors to induce any elector to show how he or she voted; aids or attempts to aid any elector unlawfully; or prints or procures to be printed, or has in his or her possession, any copies of any ballot prepared to be voted is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.”
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If you still simply must selfie, wait until you are outside to show your “I Voted” sticker.
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