Cellphones equipped with cameras provide an easy vote-selling mechanism. The voter can dial a number and transmit video images of her activities within the voting booth to a remote observer, who can then reward her based on her vote. An increasing number of jurisdictions ban cellphones from for this reason. POLLING PLACES
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Cellphones equipped with cameras provide an easy vote-selling mechanism. The voter can dial a number and transmit video images of her activities within the voting booth to a remote observer, who can then reward her based on her vote. An increasing number of jurisdictions ban cellphones from for this reason. POLLING PLACES
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Cellphone. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/cellphone
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