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I suppose every election they could randomly distribute voter ids that are unique to that election? Ie, pull an I'd from a hat at the polling station then use i
by jammygit 7y ago
I suppose every election they could randomly distribute voter ids that are unique to that election? Ie, pull an I'd from a hat at the polling station then use it and keep it for verification?
Edit: undo auto'correct'
- hannasanarion 7y agoBecause now you can prove to anybody which way you voted, opening yourself to blackmail, bribery, or duress. The secrecy of the vote is crucial to its integrity.
- kazagistar 7y agoMaybe you could move things down the chain: make it illegal for any entity (with perhaps some exceptions for anonymity compliant polling) to ask for voting proof, with very significant felony punishments (large organizational fines, jailtime for individuals).
- hannasanarion 7y agoOr you can just use a voting system where producing proof is non-trivial, like paper ballots.
- xorcist 7y agoYou may not want to sell your vote, but others will. And the mere suspicion that other people can sell their votes erodes trust in the system, making it useless for a democracy.
- jakeogh 7y agoCriminals don't follow laws. Plenty of things are felonies, they still happen, often.
- joshfraser 7y ago"The secrecy of the vote is crucial to its integrity." Secrecy is also what makes it possible to stuff the ballot box with fake votes.
- jfk13 7y agoAnd multiple independent observers watching the process can make that pretty hard to do at significant scale.