Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱Oct 29

I voted today!

Now that I'm a Dutch citizen I am eligible to vote in the general elections for the first time!

It's comical how big the voting paper (stembiljet) is, but thankfully I'm old enough to have used paper maps, so I was able to easily re-fold it like a pro.

Photo by 1Veertje (CC-BY-SA 3.0)

Show threadMartijn Vos

@notjustbikes

Isn't it illegal to make photos inside the voting booth?

Oct 29 at 12:27pmWeb
Show threadMark RotteveelOct 29
@mcv @notjustbikes No, it isn't: https://www.kiesraad.nl/onderwerpen/veelgestelde-vragen-europees-parlementsverkiezing/vraag-en-antwoord/mag-een-kiezer-een-foto-van-zijn-ingevulde-stembiljet-maken (or the link for the Tweede Kamerverkiezing: https://www.kiesraad.nl/onderwerpen/veelgestelde-vragen-tweede-kamerverkiezing/vraag-en-antwoord/mag-een-kiezer-een-foto-van-zijn-ingevulde-stembiljet-maken)
Mag een kiezer een foto van zichzelf met zijn ingevulde stembiljet (stemfie) maken?

Ja, dat mag. Een stem kan niet achteraf ongeldig verklaard worden als de kiezer een stemfie heeft gemaakt.

Show threadZennyOct 29

@mcv @notjustbikes
Yes and no. Its illegal to make your vote identifiable. It's to prevent you to prove you voted in for someone specific.

This in turn makes it hard for votes to be bought and sold or for blackmailers to be certain.

Show threadMartijn VosOct 29

@zentinel17 @notjustbikes

That's a subtle but important distinction. I knew there were restrictions, but I thought it was just a general ban.

Show threadNot Just Bikes 🇳🇱Oct 29
@mcv read the alt text. It's not my photo, and it's very obviously not from this election.