A lawsuit over a ‘ballot selfie’ could be a test of the First Amendment

When you go to vote, do you have a right to take a selfie with your ballot? That’s the question at the center of a lawsuit against the North Carolina Board of Elections. Susan Hogarth – a Libertarian party candidate for the state senate – filed a lawsuit after the Board said she violated the law for posting a photo of her ballot on social media.

This week, prosecutors said they would not charge Hogarth with a crime. But the question remains whether the selfie ban will be upheld in court.

Here’s Ava Mayo with the story.