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Re:In Estonian parliamentary election, 44% of the votes were... by muthdra on Sunday March 10, 2019 @05:04PM (#19354495)
It's not about being safe, it's about being provably shareable. When the option of privately sharing your vote is there, it doesn't take long before a malicious candidate forces you to do it or face consequences.

See Halter Vote:

https://books.google.com.br/books?id=7gPvCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT144&l...

https://translate.google.com/translate?source=osdd&sl=auto&t...

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Re:In Estonian parliamentary election, 44% of the votes were... by markus_v on Sunday March 10, 2019 @05:56PM (#19354841)
But couldn't you just take a photo of the ballot? Considering that not submitting the ballot after taking it is not allowed here.
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Re:In Estonian parliamentary election, 44% of the votes were... by muthdra on Sunday March 10, 2019 @10:05PM (#19356155)
I think you have to reliably prove that it's your ballot and that it wasn't tampered with after the photo. Halter Voters would sometimes include a specific marking on the ballot that confirmed it was a succesfully bought vote so people could be personally rewarded accordingly.
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