New York S 1844: Allows voters to take photographs of themselves and their ballot, or absentee ballot, while in a privacy booth, and to share and disseminate such photographs on social media

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S01844 Summary:

BILL NOS01844 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01542

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§8-300 & 17-130, El L

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Allows voters to take photographs of themselves and their ballot, or absentee ballot, while in a privacy booth, and to share and disseminate such photographs on social media.

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1844

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to allowing voters to take
 photographs of themselves and their ballots while voting

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 8-300 of the election law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
 3 4. (a) A voter shall be allowed to take photographs of themselves and
 4 their own ballot, or absentee ballot, while in a privacy booth. Such
 5 voter shall also be allowed to share and disseminate such photographs on
 6 social media. For purposes of this subdivision social media shall
 7 include, but shall not be limited to forms of communication through
 8 which users participate in online communities to share information,
 9 ideas, personal messages, and other content. Social media shall also
 10 include text messages and the transmission of images via electronic
 11 forms of communication.
 12 (b) Any person who interferes with a voter's photograph pursuant to
 13 paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
 14 § 2. Subdivisions 10 and 11 of section 17-130 of the election law are
 15 amended to read as follows:
 16 10. [Shows his] Solicits a voter to show such voter's ballot after it
 17 is prepared for voting, to any person so as to reveal the contents[, or
 18 solicits a voter to show the same]; or,
 19 11. Places any mark upon [his] such person's ballot, or does any other
 20 act in connection with [his] such person's ballot with the intent that
 21 it may be identified as the one voted by [him] such person, other than
 22 what is allowed pursuant to subdivision four of section 8-300 of this
 23 chapter; or,
 24 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02299-01-5

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