According to the Digital Media Law Project, as of 2012, and possibly, before then, the photographing and/or filming of one's personal voting ballot is prohibited in TX. This did not stop one local citizen from sharing his support for a Democratic Party Chair candidate online.
"This it [sic] what it looks like!!!" declared Daniel Avila on a post shared with Erasmo Castro. Castro, a man well known for his Facebook page, Brownsville Cheezmeh, recently rallied up his army of internet followers to support him in replacing Amber Medina as Cameron County Democratic Party Chair.
How could one respond to this activity?Reporting the person to authorities would be the correct thing to do.
How did Castro respond?
With an online thumbs-up.
With an online thumbs-up.
It's a response that may not have been surprising to many people, but it is still inappropriate to accept a person's illegal show of support. Educating the people on laws is what one should strive to do.
As a person running for public office, it would be in Castro's best interests to notify the authorities of this situation. Avila's statement gives the impression that he knew his action was a violation but did it anyway.
If Castro knew the code and did nothing to correct Avila, even going as far as to like the post, it shows that he does not intend to educate his followers nor does he care about upholding the law. If he did not know, it is a sign of ignorance. Either way, what does this situation reveal about his character? This is not someone I would want in the Cameron County Democratic Party Chair.
On February 18, 2016, at 11:22 am, candidate Erasmo Castro uploaded his own picture of a voting ballot, the bubble beside his name filled in.
Did he disregard the signs telling people to turn off their cell phones before entering the polling location? Does he not know that one "may not use any mechanical or electronic means of recording images or sound within 100 feet of a voting station," according to Section 61.014 (b) of Texas's Election Code? (1 and 2)
What impression is Castro making by violating the state Election Code? His credibility as a political candidate crumbles.
As a person running for public office, it would be in Castro's best interests to notify the authorities of this situation. Avila's statement gives the impression that he knew his action was a violation but did it anyway.
If Castro knew the code and did nothing to correct Avila, even going as far as to like the post, it shows that he does not intend to educate his followers nor does he care about upholding the law. If he did not know, it is a sign of ignorance. Either way, what does this situation reveal about his character? This is not someone I would want in the Cameron County Democratic Party Chair.
UPDATE
Did he disregard the signs telling people to turn off their cell phones before entering the polling location? Does he not know that one "may not use any mechanical or electronic means of recording images or sound within 100 feet of a voting station," according to Section 61.014 (b) of Texas's Election Code? (1 and 2)
What impression is Castro making by violating the state Election Code? His credibility as a political candidate crumbles.
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