Is your ballot selfie illegal? Maybe

In Tennessee, taking photos or videos in a polling location is against the law. It’s one of the many states where, according to a recent CNN analysis, various laws prohibit ballot selfies like Timberlake’s.

So, exactly how many states ban ballot selfies? CNN’s analysis suggests 18, but there are a few tweaks we’d make to their conclusions. CNN lists Massachusetts as a place where ballot selfies are fine — but the secretary of the commonwealth told CNN that ballot selfies are illegal, even if there’s nothing they can do to enforce the prohibition.

CNN’s listing of Iowa as a place where ballot selfies are prohibited might not be quite right, either. In Iowa, laws still prohibit photos in booths, but the legal counsel for Iowa’s Secretary of State’s office told The Gazette that “you can take a ballot selfie, but only in a way that is not interfering with anyone else….be a good selfie taker and make sure you’re only taking a picture of yourself.”