thanks that was simple
Posted on 09/20/2016 5:04:26 AM PDT by MichCapCon
Enthusiastic voters may want to post what have been called “ballot selfies” on social media of how they voted in the upcoming elections.
But in Michigan, they would be breaking the law.
One man is challenging that law in court. Portage resident Joel Crookston filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan against the Secretary of State, saying the law infringes upon his right to free speech under the First Amendment.
In November 2012, Crookston posted a photo of his ballot that included his vote for a write-in candidate. The lawsuit claims that Crookston was subject to being prosecuted for a misdemeanor and could face a fine of $500 and a jail term of not more than 90 days.
A spokesman for the Secretary of State said he was not aware of posting a photo of a ballot being a misdemeanor or being subject to a fine or jail time.
“Voters who intentionally expose their ballot, whether via social media or in a polling place, risk having their ballot voided and not being issued a new one,” said Fred Woodhams, spokesman for the Secretary of State, in an email. “Laws prohibiting ballot exposure are intended to prevent vote buying and voter coercion.”
The attorney representing Crookston said he has seen politicians retweeting photos of ballot selfies.
“For the Secretary of State to claim there is actual vote buying going on because people are posting their ballot, that is nonsense,” said Stephen Klein, the attorney for Crookston. “There is no giant conspiracy going on. One of the reasons I took the lawsuit was because the prevalence of the ballot selfies.”
In March of this year, House Bill 5430 was introduced by Rep. Sam Singh, D-East Lansing, which would permit voters to photograph and post a copy of their ballot. House Bill 5430 was referred to a house committee and no action has been taken on it.
You get one photo like that in a precinct that votes 100% Rat and the Rats have a problem. Trump could make the case every vote from that precinct is tainted.
Yea, but no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case.
I think I will video from my iPhone when I vote just so I have a record of it.
I don’t understand the controversy behind this. There is a darned good reason for that law. OTOH, elected officials sell their votes all of the time for big money. Why can’t the little guy get some of that action?
When I was in a union the BA asked me who I was voting for and my reply was, "There is a curtain there when I vote for my secrecy."
Yes, you have broken the law.
The intent is to prevent vote-selling.
As it stands, anyone who ‘buys’ your vote has no idea how you voted.
But if you post a picture of ballot, the purchaser will know.
So, no posting pictures of your ballot.
With the kind of election fraud that got Hussein Obama, America's FIRST Muslim President elected, Trump will be able to contest the whole state.
In colorado, at least my county, you can use ANY electronic devices in the polling area. Even election judges have to step outside the polling area to check phone messages.
http://truthfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ILLEGALS-VOTING-01-800x416.jpg I am trying to figure out how to post a picture here , this is a test post , if it does not work please someone help me figure out the proper way to do it
Remove the space between the < img and your picture will post.
Preview it before hitting post to make sure is correct.
< img src=http://truthfeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ILLEGALS-VOTING-01-800x416.jpg>
thanks that was simple
You’re welcome. You can make the picture larger or smaller
by adding eiher a width or height spec into your formular.
example; picture url w=600>
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