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NJ A1919
Permits voter to take photograph of own voted ballot and share it on Internet-based social media.
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Introduced
01/09/2018
01/09/2018
In Committee
02/01/2018
02/01/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Introduced Session
2018-2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill allows voters to photograph their own voted ballots while in the voting booth and to share those photographs on Internet-based social media. Under current law, a voter is prohibited from showing his or her voted ballot. The law also prohibits other persons from requesting that a voter show his or her voted ballot, or from inspecting such ballot during or after voting as to reveal its contents. This bill does not remove these prohibitions. This bill provides that these provisions of current law would not be interpreted to prohibit a voter from voluntarily taking a photograph of the voter's own voted ballot and sharing it on Internet-based social media.
AI Summary
This bill allows voters to photograph their own voted ballots and share those photographs on internet-based social media. Under current law, voters are prohibited from showing their voted ballots or having others inspect them. This bill does not remove these prohibitions but specifies that the law will not be interpreted to prohibit voters from voluntarily taking and sharing photographs of their own ballots.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (7)
Annette Chaparro (D)*,
Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D)*,
Angelica Jimenez (D)*,
Angela Mcknight (D)*,
Raj Mukherji (D)*,
Ronald Dancer (R),
Andrew Zwicker (D),
Last Action
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading (on 02/01/2018)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2000/1919_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A2000/1919_I1.PDF |
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