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Thexalon [soylentnews.org] writes:

A federal judge recently ruled that banning photos of ballots was unconstitutional [npr.org].

This seems like an interesting legal question, with good arguments on both sides:
- For the ban: If a photograph of a marked ballot is taken from the voting booth, then the voter can verify their vote with an interested third party, including those that would seek to purchase or coerce their vote.
- Against the ban: Such a photograph is protected free speech, and thus cannot be legally banned.

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