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Pennsylvania women lawmakers go topless to warn against 'naked ballots', Internet asks 'no male volunteers?'

'Desperate times call for desperate measures! So your favorite elected officials got naked so that you remember to make sure that your mail-in ballot is NOT submitted without its secrecy envelope'

Several lawmakers in Pennsylvania went topless for social media in order to voters against submitting “naked” mail-in ballots without the secrecy envelope. Allegheny County Councilwoman Bethany Hallam posted photos of herself and many of her colleagues posing without any top on Saturday, Septemeber 26. She wrote: "Desperate times call for desperate measures! So your favorite elected officials got naked so that you remember to make sure that your mail-in ballot is NOT submitted without its secrecy envelope!! #nonakedballots #dressyourballot." In one of the snaps, a smiling Hallam was seen striking a pose with her breasts covered with a censor that says "Official Election Ballot". The words, "The public doesn't need to see everything. Don't forget your secrecy envelope," were written underneath the photo.

In another photo in which Hallam posed with two of her colleagues, the proper steps for filling out the ballot were listed, which went something like, "Step 1: Fill out your ballot, Step 2: Place it in a secrecy ballot, Step 3: Fill out and sign the voter declaration. Then, place the sealed secrecy envelope in the return envelope." The unusual post had a number of varying reactions from social media users, including one of them asking, "Interesting that only women did this. Were there no male volunteers?" to which Hallam answered, "More are coming."  Similarly, another user wrote, "This is awesome... but now some men need to step up and represent... looking at you" and tagged a bunch of male House representatives and Senators to join Hallam in the topless photoshoot. The councilwoman enthusiastically replied, "Got the photographer on standby! Who’s with us?!"

There were people who lauded Hallam's effort to grab people's attention and raise awareness about the proper way to vote. "I love this because @bethanyhallam understands the gravity of our situation, and has figured out a message that might break through the clutter and could affect the outcome of the election. It’s so brave," one of them wrote while another said, "Creative and bold effort by @bethanyhallam, @emily4pa20 & @LivFor13 (and others). Don't pay attention to the haters - pay attention to November 3rd and making sure that everyone knows to #dressyourballot! This election is too important. #NoNakedBallots" A third simply wrote, "You win Twitter for the month"

However, not everyone took the tweet with a positive outlook. One of the more critical users commented, "'Don't objectify women' as they strip naked for political stunt after political stunt. This is getting old. I have to think twice about getting turned on now", while another remarked, "This makes zero sense." Another wrote: "Wow. I don't want to Ever hear Any of these women Slam a Stripper, at least Strippers keep it Private, and these gals are Showing themselves in public.. Much to the Upchucked Lunch a lot of men are having to deal with after seeing These chicks! So much for that #MeTooMovement lol."

The tweet came after Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled this month that ballots could be rejected if they were not sealed inside their secrecy envelope. “Upon careful examination of the statutory text, we conclude that the Legislature intended for the secrecy envelope provision to be mandatory," the court ruled also rejecting a demand that county election boards be required to get in contact with voters to inform them of an “incomplete or incorrectly completed ballot” since there was “no constitutional or statutory basis".