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> voting is secret - I think everyone's voting record should be made public! How would this be a bad thing? Unnamed rich hopeful approaches a load of people an

> voting is secret - I think everyone's voting record should be made public! How would this be a bad thing? Unnamed rich hopeful approaches a load of people and tells them (s)he will pay them $AMOUNT if they vote for him/her. If the voting is not secret, then the said rich hopeful can verify who actually voted his/her way, and who to pay. Likewise, a random thug can politely offer to break the legs of someone if they do not vote his/her way. If the voting is secret, it removes the ability to pay someone to vote a particular way, or use threats or coercion.

andy_ppp 11y ago
> Unnamed rich hopeful approaches a load of people and tells them (s)he will pay them $AMOUNT if they vote for him/her Isn't that basically the current system? Replace the $AMOUNT with healthcare/tax breaks etc. > Likewise, a random thug can politely offer to break the legs of someone if they do not vote his/her way. Clearly this could already happen - stooges could be used and people could be threatened. The secrecy of votes would not make a difference. If people were hell bent on stealing an election, large scale illegal activity would be easier to spot with a public ledger.