• Arstechnica, Friday, November 4, 2016 4:56 PM

Federal judges in New York and California have refused to block laws banning ballot selfies.

“A last-minute, judicially-imposed change in the protocol at 5,300 polling places would be a recipe for delays and a disorderly election, as well-intentioned voters either took the perfectly posed selfie or struggled with their rarely-used smartphone camera,” U.S. District Court Judge P. Kevin Castel in New York wrote.

Lawmakers in California recently passed a law legalizing ballot selfies, but that measure doesn't take effect until 2017.

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