Re: [atlarge-discuss] online voting

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Joanna and all stakeholders or interested parties,

  I strongly agree with Joanna here on this issue.  The sanctity of the
secret ballot is sacrosanct in most democratic countries as well
as organizations/corps where stock is voted or members vote...

Joanna Lane wrote:

> I support the opposite position, for secret ballots. You may live in a free
> society, but others don't. An open ballot is a barrier to entry for many
> people, not to mention that it is an intrusion of personal privacy. How a
> person votes is between themselves and their conscience, the exception being
> the votes taken by elected representatives whose duty it is to vote the
> public interest to the best of their ability. In other words, you don't need
> to know who voted a particular panel member into the job, but you do need to
> know how they are voting on issues that affect you.
>
> Regards,
>
> Joanna
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bruce Young [mailto:Bruce@barelyadequate.info]
> > Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 6:24 PM
> > To: atlarge discuss list
> > Subject: RE: [atlarge-discuss] online voting
> >
> >
> > James Love wrote:
> >
> > >Do we want public or secret voting?
> >
> > I vote for public.  Hard for someone to "flip" your vote if you
> > can see it!
> >
> > Bruce Young
> > Portland, Oregon
> > Bruce@barelyadequate.info
> > http://www.barelyadequate.info
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