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Let's say I'm trying to force you to vote for my candidate. Am I going to be happy with you taking the option of going to the polling place to vote privately? N
by chasing 12y ago
Let's say I'm trying to force you to vote for my candidate. Am I going to be happy with you taking the option of going to the polling place to vote privately? No. You'll do it right here where I can watch you click the button for my guy.
- codeka 12y agoCoercion is a problem even with paper ballots, though. I could force you to take a picture with a cell phone of who you voted for on threat of violence.
- weland 12y agoThis. It's pretty common practice around some parts of the world.
- tveita 12y agoAny modern voting system should provide deliberate protection against this by letting you claim to have voted for any candidate. Let's say you're in the voting booth and have taken the picture. You can then do at least one of the following: - Exchange your ballot for a blank one and fill it out again - Fill in the check box and vote for your real candidate - Spoil your vote