Re:An idea for encrypted, verifiable voting
by ozborn on Friday November 11, 2016 @02:28PM
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Great comment. Without privacy for verification the election is open for vote buying which I think is the biggest flaw with the proposed system.
I also like the idea of using 2 paper receipts which I think is easy for people to understand.
Re:An idea for encrypted, verifiable voting
by geofft on Friday November 11, 2016 @02:31PM
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It's not just vote buying, it's pressuring. If you don't want your employees to unionize, insist they vote for right-to-work laws. You don't have to insist very openly. Just take them out to drinks and mention the election in passing, see who voluntarily shows you their receipt on their phone, and prioritize them for bonuses and promotions.
Re:An idea for encrypted, verifiable voting
by secondhandvape on Friday November 11, 2016 @02:44PM
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How does this solve the problem? Previously, if I wanted to verify someone else's vote, I would need their SSN and Voter ID. Now I also need the county's receipt.
If someone would so readily hand over their SSN and Voter ID, what will stop them from handing over the county receipt?
Re:An idea for encrypted, verifiable voting
by no_protocol on Friday November 11, 2016 @03:28PM
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It is held by the county, think of it like the bank holding the second key to your safe deposit box.
Perhaps the election commission would also have a paper receipt with a different unique key.
Then both your receipt and the county's receipt would be necessary to locate your vote on the blockchain. Then vote verification could be restricted to the same level of privacy as when voting takes place.