RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Although illegal under North Carolina law, a Wake County woman won’t get in trouble for her latest ballot selfie as her lawsuit proceeds in court.
Susan Hogarth is suing the election boards in Wake County and North Carolina over a state law that makes it a misdemeanor to take a photo of a completed ballot.
After the North Carolina State Board of Elections sent Hogarth a letter asking her to take down a ballot selfie she posted during the March primary, her attorneys filed the lawsuit in August.
In court this month, Jeff Zeman, Hogarth’s attorney with Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, secured a court order stopping Hogarth from being charged for ballot selfies while the case progresses. Hogarth posted a photo with her general ballot while early voting over the weekend.
“This case continues to go on,” Zeman said. “Susan was able to take her ballot selfie without fear of prosecution while it’s happening.”