The GOP is lying again. Trying to scare people into voting GOP, or to avoid voting entirely.
This ad has shown up on Facebook:
GOP To Iowans: Your Neighbors Will Know If You Don’t Vote Republicans
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It is true that voter participation in elections in public information. But how a someone voted, including what party they voted for, is not. The secret ballot has long been considered a hallmark of American democracy.
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The Facebook ads at issue go beyond traditional “vote shaming” by strongly implying that their ballot will not be secret. Two Facebook users who posted screenshots of the ad on social media confirmed to ThinkProgress that they had seen the ads on their Facebook newsfeed.
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