[pp.int.general] Online voting versus online discussion

[Zbigniew Łukasiak]

On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Justus Römeth <roemeth at gmail.com> wrote:
> Moin
>
> If e-voting does not take place secretly I think it is actually a better
> method than physical voting. Now most elections are voted in secret, that is
> why voting machines for elections are a big no-go (unless they only help
> counting physical votes done by pen & paper that can later be checked
> again), but for other votes that are not held in secret (like most things
> concerning PPI, or working on a program me for a political party) I think
> e-voting is a viable alternative.

Secret voting is usually required for choosing a person for a given
office or similar things.  Everything else can probably voted in
public.

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zby