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Eric Trump takes voting selfie, violates state law

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Donald Trump‘s son, Eric, was so excited to vote for his father for president of the United States that he snapped a shot of his ballot Tuesday and posted it to Twitter — which violates New York state law.

“It is an incredible honour to vote for my father! He will do such a great job for the U.S.A! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain,” the tweet read.

Trump later deleted the post.

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A screenshot of Eric Trump’s deleted tweet, via Twitter user @nkulw.

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Just last week a federal judge upheld the state’s law, which bans ballot selfies or showing your marked election ballot to others.

New York Election Law 17-130 reads, in part:

“Any person who: Shows his ballot after it is prepared for voting, to any person so as to reveal the contents… is guilty of a misdemeanor.”

A voting selfie could net a $1,000 fine, and even a year in jail, New York magazine reports.

READ MORE: Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump? Americans head to polls on Election Day to elect 45th president

The rules are clear in Canada: no selfies at the ballot box.

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During the 2015 federal election, voting selfies took over social media feeds. However, Canadians were told to take the snaps “outside the polling place.”

Elections Canada said on its website at the time that while cellphones are permitted at polling stations, voters may not use their phones to: “be disruptive, take photos, make an audio or video recording, jeopardize the secrecy of the vote or the privacy of voters.”

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