N.Y. Court Won’t Block Ballot Selfie Law

A federal district court has declined to block enforcement of a New York law that allegedly prohibits voters from posting selfies taken in polling places on social media (Silberberg v. Bd. of Elections of N.Y., 2016 BL 367670, S.D.N.Y., No. 16-cv-8336 (PKC), 11/3/16).

Three New York residents had alleged in an Oct. 26 complaint against the New York State Board of Elections that the law, which bans voters from showing others their completed ballot, restricts their First Amendment rights.

“This action was commenced 13 days before the presidential election, even though the statute has been on the books ...