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Is it possible to get verification and not have coercion? I was thinking that the verification would show you a list (with per vote random letters) Jones : D
by pbhjpbhj 6y ago
Is it possible to get verification and not have coercion?
I was thinking that the verification would show you a list (with per vote random letters)
Jones : D
Vivek : J
McAlan : C
LaRousse : Q
and you'd remember the letter next to your candidate. You could just lie to a coercer, "I voted Q" and actually have voted D, say.
Not sure how you get from there to a confirmed vote though. It seems to require someone at some point to hold a key that can de-anonymise one's vote.
That said de-anonymising votes in UK elections seems pretty easy, ballot papers have codes on; name and address is checked prior to vote.
- sarbaz 6y agoCheck out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThreeBallot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThreeBallot It has some criticism, but IMO this is a very simple and effective method. And there are better ideas out there too. I think we can even build a mechanical machine (like out of buttons connected to stamps/ink) that can create valid threeballots. That way you don't have to explain the instructions.