S 5022 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Allows photographs of one's self and one's own ballot while voting

This bill permits voters to take photographs of themselves and their own ballot at any voting stage (including in privacy booths or at ballot scanners), provided the photos don't include other voters or reveal others' ballots. It directly affects all voters by expanding their ability to document their voting experience on social media. The key provision explicitly prohibits soliciting others to show ballots or forcing someone to photograph their ballot (a new misdemeanor offense). The law amends election code to clarify these rights and restrictions without altering voting procedures. It takes immediate effect upon enactment.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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Feb 18, 2025
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