After I finished the Room for Debates article I chose called “Are Voting Booth Selfies Fun or Dangerous ?” I wanted to hear more people's reaction to this topic. At first I thought it was fine to take a selfie of you voting in the voting booth because it doesn’t seem like much harm can be done. Once I read Richard Hasen's article on this I began to see the seriousness a simple selfie can cause. He states that if we really are concerned with the integrity of elections we should do what we can to make sure people cannot prove how they've voted. There are still many ways of posting and promoting that you have voted and encourage others to vote but a picture of where you voted and how you voted isn't necessary. This is important to know because we are only a couple of years away from being able to vote ourselves and social media is a great way to show others that we voted but it's good to know what we should and shouldn't take pictures of. Since there are certain states that don’t allow pictures taken in the voting booths. Do you think selfies in the voting booth is dangerous? Why or why not?
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