Re: Hand count or open source

[Paul E Condon <pecondon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Nov 12, 2004 at 10:33:22AM -0700, Ralph Shnelvar wrote:
> Dear Paul:
> 
> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:52:49 -0700, you wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> >
> >Checking an individual vote seems to me to require that each ballot
> >have a serial number or ID number that the voter can write down and
> >use to check the his vote record in a database of counted votes. I can
> >contemplate this idea, but I have a hard time believing that it will ever
> >receive the blessing of this group, or of any other in my lifetime.
> 
> It will not, at least, receive my blessing.
> 
> Of the two evils
> 
>  (1) Not knowing if my vote was counted properly.
> 
>  (2) Knowing that I can sell my vote
> 
> I much prefer the first evil.

I'm not surprised. I don't disagree with you, but I'm not sure I agree
either.  This list is about verifiable voting (cVV right?). I'm
probing for ideas as to what "verifiable voting" means. 

-- 
Paul E Condon           
pecondon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx