The law dates back to days when people would buy votes and need proof that someone voted for the preferred candidate to get paid, according to state Rep. Mike Duffey, R-Worthington, who attempted to do away with the prohibition in 2014.
Duffey said the law is outdated and rarely enforced, but couldn’t get buy-in from fellow lawmakers to change it.
“I don’t think it makes much sense. But I also think in the modern era people are going to do it anyway,” he said.
“I can’t go a single election day without seeing 5-to-10 people posting pictures of their ballot, yet it’s a felony in Ohio, or it could be.”
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