ext_370466 ([identity profile] sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] talkpolitics 2011-03-11 09:25 pm (UTC)

sw: As for the issue of election fraud... the disadvantage of a secret ballot is that it is incredibaly difficult, if not impossible, to audit...

This sounds more like an article of faith than anything based on actual evidence.


Assumption A: The point of a secret ballot is to make sure that a specific ballot cannot be linked to a specific voter.

Assumption B: In the event of fraud there will be X number of fraudulent voters.

Conclusion: Because ballots can not be linked to specific voters (Assumption A) it is impossible to know which ballots are fraudulent, only that there are X number of them (Assumption B).

What do you find interesting about the manner in which people respond?

Hard to say, I just find it fascinating that out of deceptively simple motivations and interactions we get the entire range of human achievment. I might as well ask you why _____ is your favorite color?


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