Bill > A01542

This bill amends the New York election law to allow voters to take photographs of themselves and their own ballot or absentee ballot while inside a privacy booth, and to subsequently share these photographs on social media. The bill broadly defines social media to include online communities, text messages, and electronic image transmission. It specifically clarifies that voters can document their voting experience and share it online without legal penalty. The bill also creates a misdemeanor offense for anyone who interferes with a voter's right to take such photographs. Additionally, the bill modifies existing language about ballot privacy to accommodate this new provision, ensuring that voters can take and share photos of their ballot without being considered to have improperly revealed their voting choices. The legislation aims to provide greater transparency in the voting process and allow voters to more freely document their participation in democratic elections while maintaining the fundamental secrecy of the ballot.

Education, Government Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1542