I can see privacy during the voting procedure (to avoid outside influence), but who cares who you voted for, once you are done? Really, what's the big deal? So you voted. Are people ashamed of who they voted for? Do they not stand up for who they voted for?
This all leads to the "paper trail" costs, and trying to hide it wih all of these electronic voting machines and how accurate they really are without a paper trail.
2007-02-19 08:29:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Because in the past some organizations were doing things like threatening to fire someone who worked for a company and didn't vote for his boss' candidates. I think the right to privacy in voting is necessary, but nothing prevents you from disclosing your choices.
The election voting machines are purposely designed to circumvent the voting process, that is my opinion. Unfortunately, there's little that can be done to fix that. Even with receipts and a paper trail, someone can print counterfeit receipts and claim them as legitimate, which could thwart a recount system easily.
2007-02-19 08:46:46 · answer #1 · answered by Pfo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Historically look at places where voting was public. Pre-2003 Iraq, 1930-1940s Germany?
When a person places there name on a ballot, political entities have used it in a way to squash the opposition.
It's not a matter of hiding, if a matter of protection.
I will voice as long as I can a non-PC stance on free speech. I let people know I am very conservative, and have a strong distain for centralized authorities.
People are the one check and balance that the government given the chance would control for the reason of power.
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.
2007-02-19 09:38:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There needs to be a paper trail to facilitate recounts.
And the reason it matters is, in many places the person who won the election will still somehow punish the people who voted against him. Plenty of us are glad to tell you who we voted for, but that should be voluntary, not mandatory.
2007-02-19 08:33:08 · answer #3 · answered by Vaughn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seriously, I told someone in a bar who I voted for once and I thought she was going to start a riot. She went off spewing hatred and told me what an idiot I was for voting for him and that I'm going to burn in the fires of damnation...no kidding. I never ever mention who I vote for unless it's close family.
2007-02-19 08:32:47 · answer #4 · answered by Groovy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you're waving around the sheet or just handing it to random people, there would be a possibility of the ballot being tampered with - so ultimately your ballot wouldn't vote for who you wanted.
However, if someone asks me to my face who I voted for, I'm generally pretty darn proud to let them know.
2007-02-19 08:33:32 · answer #5 · answered by teel2624 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let's elect hillary and have another clinton make a joke out of the whitehouse.
2007-02-19 10:47:49 · answer #6 · answered by infobrokernate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your vote is yours an only yours it is nobodys busness
2007-02-19 08:34:30 · answer #7 · answered by bigdogrex 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋