Civic · 6 pages · 12 min
How a secret ballot changed buying votes
A secret ballot makes a bought vote hard to verify, which weakens the purchase.
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From the opening
When the ballot is secret, a person who pays for a vote cannot watch the mark or carry away proof of how that ballot was filled. The payment loses its guarantee, because the voter can take the money and mark the other choice. The opening covers open tickets showed the choice, privacy removes the buyer's proof, and cash then buys only a promise.
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Inside
- Open tickets showed the choice
- Privacy removes the buyer's proof
- Cash then buys only a promise
- Watched marks can reopen the deal
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Secret ballot reform
- Vote buying and verification