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Kind of defeats the purpose of a public ballot.

• anth_anm 8y ago
  No, you can have the lists of voters without having any information about who they voted for (or in this case, party affiliation which gives who they probably voted for).
  • hndamien 8y ago
    Wow! Did I write "public" - I meant "secret" - it's been a long day. Of all the comments I've made that should have been down voted, the one I made above was it. HN gods are having mercy on me it seems.
• skookumchuck 8y ago
  In the US we have a secret ballot. Some effort is gone to to not collect information about what you voted for, only that you voted. Countries with sham elections tend to be open ballot, as the voters need to show they support the current ruler. This is why the selected candidate wins with 98% of the vote or some such. You can't even get 70% of people to agree on which direction the sun rises. A secret ballot is necessary for free elections.