Justin Timberlake’s enthusiasm for voting has placed him in some hot water.
On Monday, Timberlake snapped a photo of himself in a voting booth in his home state of Tennessee, encouraging his 37 million Instagram followers to vote in the upcoming election.
“I just flew from LA to Memphis to #rockthevote!!! No excuses, my good people! There could be early voting in your town, too,” he captioned the photo.
Unfortunately for Timberlake, Tennessee law prohibits voters from using a phone for conversations, recording, or taking photos or videos while inside the polling place.
“The Shelby County DA’s office was made aware of a possible violation of state election law,” the Shelby County DA’s office told EW in a statement. “The matter is under review of the DA’s office. The law itself TCA2-7-142(B). The offense is a state class C misdemeanor. Any person convicted of this violation could be sentenced up to 30 days or fined no more than $50 or both.”
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