Wis. officials unknowingly break law with Facebook

High-ranking members of both political parties were unaware that posting photos of completed ballots onFacebook or Twitter is illegal in Wisconsin, and they promised to quickly take down the posts Friday after election officials reminded voters of the law.

The law bars voters from showing their completed ballots to anyone. The intent is to prevent people from selling their votes and then showing their ballots as proof they voted as requested,Wisconsin Government Accountability Board spokesman Reid Magney said.

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