I think this is illegal in more ways than 1. https://t.co/WTFvUgHzxL
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) November 8, 2016
I dont think you can do this.. https://t.co/UFRtdDm0Ne
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) November 8, 2016
Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby hasn’t exactly got a stellar reputation, but today, she may have outdone herself:
Ouuuuuuuuu —#ImWithHer #GoVote pic.twitter.com/EKJ1aewdLq
— Marilyn J. Mosby (@MarilynMosbyEsq) November 8, 2016
No, it wasn’t that tweet that was the problem; it was this one:
Here's the tweet in question, now deleted: pic.twitter.com/cb7WOaizct
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) November 8, 2016
City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby tweets photo of ballot https://t.co/e3utFUpyS0
— FOX Baltimore (@FOXBaltimore) November 8, 2016
Mosby may have deleted the tweet (it was reportedly up for about 30 minutes), but a wiser move would’ve been to never send it in the first place. The internet never forgets, after all.
Marilyn Mosby tweets now-deleted ballot selfie on #ElectionDay https://t.co/fuij0gLgm5
— JaimeGreen_ (@JaimeGreen_) November 8, 2016
So, did Mosby in fact break the law? The Baltimore Sun says yes:
Against state rules, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby posted a ballot-box photo on Election Day. https://t.co/s2RI7MipEn
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) November 8, 2016
More:
In Maryland, voters aren’t allowed to take photos anywhere inside a polling location, let alone inside their ballot booth. State regulations ban cell phones, pagers, cameras or computer equipment anywhere in an early voting center or polling place.
“It’s not allowed,” said Nikki Baines Charlson, deputy administrator of elections for Maryland. “Voters can’t use electronic devices in the polling place. When you’re outside the voting room, that’s fine. When you enter the room, all electronic devices need to be put away.”
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what would she know about the ….LAW !?
— SMR (@shawnpo123) November 8, 2016
If what she did was illegal, will she face any consequences?
Charlson said she did not know the possible penalty for a violation. She said officials were researching the matter.
Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
Any chance this amounts to anything? Or rather just falls into Election Day abyss?
— Matt Owings (@MattOwings) November 8, 2016
election day abyss. as a prosecutor, she should know better and set a good example, but ¯_(ツ)_/¯
— Pat Boldosser (@pboldosser) November 8, 2016
I get how exciting it is to vote with your kid, my wife did it, but come on. She needs to show better judgment.
— Stefan Ades (@StefanAdes) November 8, 2016
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