Where you can and can't take ballot selfies

Oct 07, 2024  — 
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As many of us head to the polls to vote in this year's presidential election, you may be tempted to take a photo of your ballot and share it online. Before you do, taking selfies or photos of your ballot may be illegal where you live. 

According to Lawyers for Good Government, many of these laws are decades old and are designed to prevent voter fraud, coercion, and bribery and protect ballot secrecy. Ballot selfies are legal in 24 and illegal in 13. The other states are unclear or only allow selfies with absentee ballots. 

The following table shows which states allow or prohibit taking selfies or photos of your ballot. It is important regardless of whether or not you are permitted to take photos of your ballot to check local election laws. The information provided below is not legal advice and you should follow all state, local, and federal laws.

StateLaw
Alabama✅ Allowed
Alaska🚫 Not Allowed
Arizona*️⃣ Absentee Only
Arkansas✅ Allowed
California✅ Allowed
Colorado✅ Allowed
Connecticut✅ Allowed
Delaware*️⃣ Absentee Only
District of Columbia❓Unclear
Florida🚫 Not Allowed
Georgia❓Unclear
Hawaii✅ Allowed
Idaho✅ Allowed
Illinois🚫 Not Allowed
Indiana✅ Allowed
Iowa✅ Allowed
Kansas✅ Allowed
Kentucky✅ Allowed
Louisiana❓Unclear
Maine✅ Allowed
Maryland*️⃣ Absentee Only
Massachusetts🚫 Not Allowed
Michigan✅ Allowed
Minnesota❓Unclear
Mississippi🚫 Not Allowed
Missouri🚫 Not Allowed
Montana✅ Allowed
Nebraska✅ Allowed
Nevada🚫 Not Allowed
New Hampshire✅ Allowed
New Jersey🚫 Not Allowed
New Mexico❓Unclear
New York🚫 Not Allowed
North Carolina🚫 Not Allowed
North Dakota✅ Allowed
Ohio🚫 Not Allowed
Oklahoma✅ Allowed
Oregon✅ Allowed
Pennsylvania*️⃣ Absentee Only
Puerto Rico❓Unclear
Rhode Island✅ Allowed
South Carolina🚫 Not Allowed
South Dakota🚫 Not Allowed
Tennessee*️⃣ Absentee Only
Texas*️⃣ Absentee Only
Utah✅ Allowed
Vermont✅ Allowed
Virginia✅ Allowed
Washington✅ Allowed
West Virginia*️⃣ Absentee Only
Wisconsin❓Unclear
Wyoming✅ Allowed
Source: Lawyers for Good Government
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