ACLU sues to make ballot selfies legal in time for Election Day

Landon Peterson peeks out of the voting booth while his mother Meghan votes March 20, 2012 at Christian union Church in Metamora, Illinois. White House hopeful Mitt Romney eyed a big win in President Barack Obama's home state Tuesday as he sought to clinch the Republican nomination and focus on November's general election. Polls across Illinois opened for the state primary at 6:00 am (1100 GMT) with former Massachusetts governor Romney the odds-on favorite to win. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Because of a law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, ballot selfies will be legal in CA starting January 1. The ACLU is suing to move the date up, arguing that the ban violates the right to free speech.

Next Tuesday, a lot of people will be sporting those "I Voted" stickers. And some may snap a selfie in the voting booth to share on social media.

But if you do that in California, you'll be breaking the law.

That's unless the ACLU gets its way.

The rights organization is suing Secretary of State Alex Padilla, hoping to get the ban on ballot selfies lifted in time for Election Day.

Back in September, Governor Jerry Brown signed a law legalizing ballot selfies, but it won't take effect until January 1, 2017.

While the ban on ballot selfies in California has never actually been enforced, the law is technically still in effect. The ACLU filed its suit "over concerns about the chilling effect the confusion will have on voters’ speech."

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, law professor at Loyola Law School, joined Take Two to discuss the arguments for and against ballot selfies.

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