I confirmed the following account with the Rutherford County Election Commission who seemed to distance themselves from the actions taken by law enforcement. They also said they would like to see laws in place preventing use of cameras in the polling place.

Here is video I shot of my vote in plain view of poll officials in the Rutherford County Election Commission offices on the square in Murfreesboro.

At that point, I’d had enough. I said, “Sir, you have already very rudely informed me that you didn’t like that I had taken a picture. I put my phone away. That was almost an hour ago.” The lady beside me spoke up and said, “She hasn’t done anything wrong!” He said that he was going to report me. I said, “Sir, you have crossed the line with me into harassment. I don’t know what right you think you have to berate me over and over again about an innocent mistake.” He said, “Fine, you want my supervisor’s name? I’ll give it to you.” I said, “Yes, I want it.” He said, “I’ll give it to you when you step outside.” I said, “Absolutely not! I am going to tell you right now in front of this police officer that you are harassing me. I don’t want you near me, I do not want you to speak to me. Now, this conversation is over. Go away!” The police officer told the crossing guard to leave and he told me not to worry and that he would be outside when I was finished.
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People in lines to vote in America love the camera. People who vote are patriotic and they love their country and they don’t mind you knowing. Today you will see the cameras of channel 2, 4 and 5 just feet away from people pushing buttons and voting, and you will see those images all across America. It is legal for citizens to document their voting experience in America. The Tennessee voter’s story is the story of one person with one vote and the crap they have to get through to make it count.