Presidential Election 2012: Is it illegal to Post/Publish Pictures of Marked Ballots?

According to a Pew Internet & American Life Project research, 22 percent of registered voters have let others know how they voted on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter, 30 percent of registered voters have been encouraged to vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney by family and friends via posts on social media such as Facebook or Twitter and 20 percent of registered voters have encouraged others to vote by posting on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter.

However, "Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Texas expressly prohibit the use of photographic and recording equipment inside polling places," according to Citizen Media Law project.

Several states including the tri-state area prohibits taking pictures or videos of a marked ballot.

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According to an AllThingsD report, "One voter in North Carolina, where it's illegal to take photos of completed ballots, underStatute 163 - 166.3 (sections b and c), was stripped of his smartphone when he took it out to consult his list of chosen candidates. The state of Wisconsin is taking an even harder line, with the Government Accountability Board telling voters that posting completed ballot pics to Facebook or Twitter constitutes election fraud under the state's law - a Class I felony. It's also not the first time the Wisconsin GAB has warned of this.