A. A voter may, on the voter’s own initiative and using whatever form of communication or media chosen by the voter, voluntarily communicate any information regarding:

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(1)     the name of any candidate in a candidate contest for whom the voter voted or for whom the voter abstained from voting;

(2)     the affirmative or negative vote cast by the voter on a ballot question or nonpartisan judicial retention election; or

(3)     any other information regarding the manner in which a voter marked a paper ballot in an election.

B. No person shall solicit a voter to show the voter’s marked paper ballot or coerce a voter to reveal any of the information listed in Subsection A of this section.

C. No person shall disclose without the consent of the voter any of the information listed in Subsection A of this section.

D. A violation of Subsection B or C of this section may constitute the crime of offering a bribe, coercion of employees, coercion of voters, intimidation or conspiracy to violate the Election Code.