• nieminen@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Often times the people this would hurt most would be the spouses of abusive individuals. They could force the receipt, and would be able to confirm their victim voted the way they were told.

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      2 days ago

      Sure while this is a concern, why aren’t we instead looking into the abuse vs suggesting we no do something because of another problem?

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        2 days ago

        Not at all saying we shouldn’t look into the abuse, but unless the victim tells someone, there’s no way to know it’s happening? I don’t really get what you’re suggesting here.

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          I’m suggesting that if the abuse is large enough that it swings entire elections, then it should be looked into as a why it’s happening vs saying we shouldn’t do something about voter fraud because something else might happen.

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            Spousal abuse is only one concern, also parent/child coercion (you’re an adult now, you can’t live in my house unless you vote the way I want). Another would be buying votes, and using the “receipt” to collect payment.

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                and then the coercion is simply you give me your number or i hurt you

                there is no way that you can make a system where you are able to validate your vote after the fact, and also is safe from coercion

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                  24 hours ago

                  What’s stopping the abuser from demanding a photo of their filled out ballot? Idk why there’s a huge thread about this hypothetical. Are a certain point you can’t create policy defined by a tiny minority.

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                    20 hours ago

                    there are signs and staff everywhere ensuring that nobody takes photos of anything

                    and even if you could, you can request another ballot paper

                    Are a certain point you can’t create policy defined by a tiny minority.

                    and that is why we run elections like we do: because this system is secure and you don’t need to validate your ballot paper… when you introduce machines like the US has, that exposes huge flaws that poke holes in a very robust system for little gain

                    the tiny minority is validating your individual vote; not abuse and coercion

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                2 days ago

                Or just say they ran out of paper. Like there are more pros than cons to this system. Nothing is going to be perfect.

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            That would be nice. Hugely impractical. Especially with today’s government. Pretty sure no fault divorce is going to be revoked soon, so it’ll only get worse.

            Also, was not suggesting that abusive relationships would be enough to swing the election one way or the other, only that this is a valid concern that needs addressed before any sweeping change.