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I still find it odd that we can receive carbon copies of time cards and receipts for ATM visits (..on thermal paper which decays rapidly), yet when it comes to
by nosuchthing 11y ago
I still find it odd that we can receive carbon copies of time cards and receipts for ATM visits (..on thermal paper which decays rapidly), yet when it comes to voting for our state elections we have no record of our vote and everything is handed off to 3rd parties with seemingly no provable accountability or transparency.
"It's not the votes that count, it's who counts the votes."
- twoodfin 11y agoEliminating the ultimate privacy of the voting booth has potentially serious negative consequences, like attempts to influence elections via intimidation or bribery ("Show us your vote for Smith and it's worth $100 to you. If you don't, remember we know where you live...") There are a variety of clever schemes that work around this, but none of them are as simple as you getting to bring home a certified copy of your ballot.
- elif 11y agoI would sooner welcome a president distributing $6.5 billion dollars ($100 * winning vote count 2012) to normal people than have to suspend rationality and instead have faith in every actor capable of manipulating votes (of which I feel there are many). If you honestly believe there is nothing any candidate can offer you which is worth more than $100, I propose you should be allowed to take that deal. ( Of course, completely open source hardware and software is the real solution. ) EDIT: I am a little bitter because I'm in a state using machines which don't even keep a paper trail to begin with. https://www.verifiedvoting.org/verifier/ https://www.verifiedvoting.org/verifier/
- a3n 11y agoThe reason for that is to maintain secrecy of the ballot. Otherwise your husband or neighborhod thug might beat you if you don't vote correctly, or you might be paid to vote a certain way.