A good time to check your state's laws about revealing the contents of a ballot.
Wisconsin
Is this illegal? Yes, technically.
12.13 Election fraud.
(1) Electors. Whoever intentionally does any of the following violates this chapter:
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(f) Shows his or her marked ballot to any person or places a mark upon the ballot so it is identifiable as his or her ballot.
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via Wisc. Stat. § 12.13(1)(f)
Maryland
Is this illegal? Unclear.
Md. Code Elec. Law § 9-217 states that "[a] person may not ... distribute, possess, print, or reproduce a ballot other than as authorized in this article." Doe v. Walker, 746 F. Supp. 2d 667 (D. Md. 2010), limited the application of this statute to the extent that it conflicts with the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, but no other interpretation of the statute can be found. It is unclear whether a Maryland court would consider the photography of a ballot to be a reproduction or possession of a ballot in violation of this section.
via Citizen Media Law Project
