Re: Hand count or open source

[Ralph Shnelvar <ralphs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Nick:

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:42:29 -0700, you wrote:

>As we have discussed before, it will always be possible to sell your vote.

That is not true. 

Yes, you can always ask for an absentee ballot ... but, to me, absentee
ballots should be severely restricted.  My preference is that there be no
absentee ballots.  If you can't make it to the polls, tough.  It's the cost
of citizenship.

>An encrypted paper receipt does nothing to encourage or discourage that 
>practice.

Sure it does.  It means that everyone is given 

>
>As for your choice: I'm flabbergasted.
>What does it matter if you sell your vote if the votes aren't even 
>counted correctly?

Because under transparent elections, votes will be counted correctly.  The
solution is not technological.  The solution is systematic.

>All the vote selling in the world won't change an election if the 
>outcome is predetermined by a biased count.

I won't argue with you there.

Ralph Shnelvar