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Re:Debian decides to allow secret votes by Andaith on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @09:32AM (#30842308)
Well, it depends. I was actually thinking most places weren't secret votes because while the vote of the general public is a secret, the vote of members of parliament is NOT a secret.

I wonder what the pros/cons would be for parliamentary votes being SECRET in a democracy...

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Re:Debian decides to allow secret votes by Teever on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @09:36AM (#30842350)
> I wonder what the pros/cons would be for parliamentary votes being SECRET in a democracy...

Secret ballots in parliament would help mitigate the effects of bribery because there would be no way to confirm a quid pro quo.

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