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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Tue Nov 8, 2016, 02:23 PM Nov 2016

"Incredibly honored" Eric Trump breaks law, Tweets photo of his completed ballot

Eric Trump appears to have tweeted out a photo of his filled-in ballot earlier this morning, along with the caption "It is an incredible honor to have voted for my father! He will do such a good job for the U.S.A! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain." In the photo, you can see part of a completed ballot for Donald J. Trump, with "New York" at the top confirming Eric's polling place.

The tweet has since been deleted, but screenshots are making the rounds showing the illegal photo. No enforcement action has yet been taken against the younger Trump.

In the state of New York, it's a misdemeanour to show your ballot to another person after voting with the intention of revealing which way you voted. That's precisely what Eric Trump appears to have done here.

A last-minute change was pushed through to allow ballot selfies in New York, but a judge ruled last week that it's too late to make procedural changes to the voting system. “A last-minute, judicially-imposed change in the protocol at 5,300 polling places would be a recipe for delays and a disorderly election, as well intentioned voters either took the perfectly posed selfie or struggled with their rarely used smartphone camera,” the judge ruled.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-son-just-broke-law-while-voting-162746532.html
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