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Re:In Estonian parliamentary election, 44% of the votes were... by deogeo on Sunday March 10, 2019 @06:02PM (#19354890)
It should be impossible even with a court order, and I think most voting systems are set up like that. How else do you guard against the party in power, that can get all the court orders it wants?
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Re:In Estonian parliamentary election, 44% of the votes were... by IanCal on Sunday March 10, 2019 @09:16PM (#19355928)
It's entirely possible in the UK, while "court order" is probably the wrong terminology, the core meaning is still there. Ballots are numbered and the number recorded against your name. You would need access to both to work out who voted for whom.

I don't know of any reason why it could be accessed, though since parliament is sovereign "if a judge agrees" is always a safe disclaimer to add since the underlying law can be set.

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Re:In Estonian parliamentary election, 44% of the votes were... by deogeo on Sunday March 10, 2019 @09:26PM (#19355982)
> Ballots are numbered and the number recorded against your name.

It's hard for me to express what a terrible idea this is. Pray you never get a government that would exploit this.

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Re:In Estonian parliamentary election, 44% of the votes were... by anticensor on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @04:52AM (#19366385)
Yes, that downgrades the election from secret vote to concealed open vote.
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