《Court: Selfie ban at voting booth overturned》 - 免费有声读物

A New Hampshire law that prohibits voters from posting photos of their ballots online suppresses a large swath of political speech and is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled. Voting booth selfies are legal again in New Hampshire...A federal appeals court has ruled a state law barring voters from posting photos of their ballots online is unconstitutional.The law went into effect in 2014 and could've landed the picture poster a thousand dollar fine.Right now 26 states have laws banning any picture taking at the polls or in voting booths.Snapchat is among several groups pushing for an end to the bans......and call ballot selfies a way for young voters to participate in the political process and make their voices heard."Lawyers for New Hampshire contended the ban would prevent vote buying and voter coercion.But the court argued back that cameras phones and social media have been a part of several election cycles with no issues......and said banning ballot selfies was a broad restriction on free speech."