Snapchat fights ban on 'ballot selfies'

Snapchat thinks it is your right as an American citizen to take a selfie in the voting booth and share it on social media, maybe with some patriotic filters and hashtags.

The company filed an amicus brief on Friday against a ban on so-called ballot selfies in New Hampshire.

"Ballot selfies" are photos taken in the voting booth of ballots that may or may not include the voter's face. The social media app says it has received thousands of these images from around the country.

But if you took one of them, you may have broken the law.

Laws on photos in voting booths and polling places vary state by state. In New York, it is legal to take a picture, but the state recommends doing so before filling out your ballot. In California, cameras are banned in the voting booth and polling places. And in some states like Pennsylvania, taking a picture inside a voting booth can get you a $1,000 fine or a 12-month stint in jail. In Wisconsin, showing someone else your filled-out ballot is a felony.