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There are very persistent rumours that exactly this is done in Japan at every election. I can't find a Non-Japanese source right now.

• yreg 5y ago
  How would they do it? Have a unique id for each envelope and enter citizen ID and ballot ID in a database as they hand you the envelope? The process should be well known since all it takes to find out is go sit in an election committee.
  • suction 5y ago
    That assumes that the Japanese version of democracy works similar to the ones we live in. Which it doesn't, at all. It's more of an authoritarian system with a friendly, democratic facade put in front when the US pressured Japan to modernize after WW2. A very interesting topic, I've recommended this book on HN before: Karel Van Wolferen - "The Enigma of Japanese power". Basically what we think of the system of modern Japan in the West are carefully doctored fairy-tales and mythology.
    • yreg 5y ago
      Can you be more specific what exactly my question assumes which is not true?
      • suction 5y ago
        That 1. they have similar election committees and 2. anyone can go take part in them
        • yreg 5y ago
          How are they dissimilar to the western ones? Who participates in them? Can't the parties candidating in the election nominate their representatives into the committees?