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Warpy

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11. No, you're not. Exit pollsters don't get to see it, either

Reply to JonathanRackham (Original post)

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 04:07 PM

Nov 2016

they just ask you how you voted. You are under no compulsion to tell them the truth, although many people do.

We have a secret ballot in this country for a lot of good reasons.

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So I'm not allowed to take a selfie of my ballot? [View all] JonathanRackham Nov 2016 OP

I think it has to do with selling your vote. nt ginnyinWI Nov 2016 #1

your vote is secret. you can tell people outside anything you want. Sunlei Nov 2016 #3

Depends On Your State, Also No One Has Ever Been Legally Charged EVER For Doing So.... Corey_Baker08 Nov 2016 #4

This law is unconstitutional Peaches999 Nov 2016 #5

Depends on the state. Brickbat Nov 2016 #6

These laws would never hold up in court. tritsofme Nov 2016 #10

go ahead test it because I guarantee a D-hater republican will turn your selfie in. Sunlei Nov 2016 #15

No, you're not. Exit pollsters don't get to see it, either Warpy Nov 2016 #11

Depends on the state. We can take a selfie here in Arkansas sinkingfeeling Nov 2016 #12

Yes you are. PeteSelman Nov 2016 #13

Though it's sensationalized for its expose into the meat-packing industry LanternWaste Nov 2016 #17

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