Tag: pictures

copperbadge:

sleepyheathen:

xkcds:

There were actually some good reasons for those laws, but IMO they now do more harm than good. Which raises a question: If there’s a ballot measure to strike them down, how can I resist the urge to take a picture of my “yes” vote?

Ballot Selfies [Explained]

From Wikipedia:

Most state laws making it a crime to photograph marked ballots were enacted as reform efforts in the early 20th century, as part of a broader campaign that saw the introduction of the secret ballot and the enactment of “other laws intended to prevent voter corruption and intimidation.”[19] Many such laws remain in force even though “the outright buying of votes has receded as a significant issue.”[19]

Jurisdictions that currently prohibit ballot selfies are: 

  • Alabama 
  • Alaska
  • Colorado 
  • Florida
  • Georgia 
  • Illinois
  • Kansas
  • Massachusetts 
  • Michigan
  • Mississippi 
  • Nevada
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico 
  • New York
  • North Carolina 
  • South Carolina 
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin 

Illinois’s laws are the strictest of all. While most states with anti-ballot selfie laws make the offense a misdemeanor punishable by a fine, in Illinois, taking a ballot selfie is a felony punishable by 1–3 years in prison.[25][26]

Jurisdictions that currently allow ballot selfies or do not enforce laws against them are: 

  • Connecticut
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Indiana
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Minnesota
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • New Hampshire
  • North Dakota
  • Oregon
  • Rhode Island
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • Wyoming
  • the District of Columbia.

[25][26]

Jurisdictions where the law is currently unclear are: 

  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Delaware
  • Iowa
  • Maryland
  • Missouri
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Pennsylvania
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • West Virginia.

[25][26]

Well, today I learned a thing….

the-mighty-mistake:

zdartstuff:

fifiandbogart:

bernardbernieburns:

What was it he did? I cant miss an opportunity to drag Ross

So! First! He made out with Rachel while he was still dating Julie

THEN, he couldn’t decide which one he wanted to date more, so he kept dating Julie and didn’t tell Rachel anything about his decision after they had kissed

THEN he made a pros and cons list to decide whether or not to dump Julie so he could date Rachel and he wrote shit like: Too ditzy, too spoiled, too into her looks, not much in common since she’s just a waitress, and she has fat ankles

THEN, after he finally decided to dump Julie and be with Rachel, he tried to hide the list from her but she found it anyway and got rightfully pissed off

THEN he tried to make all sorts of excuses for the list without actually apologizing

THEN he ignored Rachel’s choice to be alone by CLIMBING UP THE SIDE OF THEIR BUILDING INTO THEIR FUCKING BALCONY to try and force her to listen to him read her “Pro-list”

THEN he gets his other friends to let him into the house after Rachel makes it clear that she doesn’t want to see him by going into her room

THEN Rachel tries to explain to him why she’s so hurt by the list by telling him that all the things he wrote on the list were things she actually hates about herself and it sucks he not only agrees with her but actually uses those things as reasons not to be with her

THEN he CONTINUES to try and make excuses for himself and even try to make her feel bad about being mad at him by turning the situation around by saying “If things were the other way around, there’s nothing you could write about me that would make me not want to be with you”

THEN, after Rachel makes it clear that she’s not interested in talking to him, he calls Monica and asks her to turn on the radio since he made a song request for her so he’s basically forcing Rachel to listen to him

SO IN CONCLUSION: He didn’t apologize ONE TIME for the list, he tried to manipulate Rachel into forgiving him by saying she’s overreacting, AND proceeded to ignore Rachel’s wishes for a little bit of space continuously

This has been an anti-Ross psa

KILL HIM

“There is nothing you could write on a list about me that would make me not want to be with you!”

“Well, that’s the difference between you and I, Ross. I wouldn’t write a list in the first place.”