At no time during the hours of voting shall any person, other than the election officials and other persons authorized by law, be allowed inside the election enclosure except for one registered voter in each voting booth and one other registered voter for each voting booth. However, a news reporter or photographer may, in the course of covering the election being conducted, be allowed inside the election enclosure for a period not to exceed five (5) minutes. Such reporter or photographer shall not interfere with voters or election officials and shall neither observe any individual voter while the voter marks a ballot nor photograph any voter who is marking a ballot.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 153, § 7-112, operative Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 307, § 6, emerg. eff. May 17, 2004.