Re:Debian decides to allow secret votes
by djrogers on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @11:38AM
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> Are you suggesting either something on the ballot is different, or that people would making a different vote if it was counted differently?
That's clearly true, in addition to the obvious fact that campaigning would change dramatically. The OP's point however was that we don't know the extent to which it's true.
An obvious example of people making a different vote would be in California - I know more than one Republican who either didn't vote or voted for a 3rd party 'statement' candidate for president because they knew that all of the electoral votes in CA were going to the Democrat anyway.
Undoubtedly the same thing happens with Democrats in TX or TN or wherever Republicans hold a huge majority and Electors are winner-take-all.
Re:Debian decides to allow secret votes
by jimbob45 on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @01:53PM
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I have done and will continue to do this too. It probably seems like a risk to people in other countries but there are generally very few surprises in the marquee races (I would never do this on down ballot candidates).
That's clearly true, in addition to the obvious fact that campaigning would change dramatically. The OP's point however was that we don't know the extent to which it's true.
An obvious example of people making a different vote would be in California - I know more than one Republican who either didn't vote or voted for a 3rd party 'statement' candidate for president because they knew that all of the electoral votes in CA were going to the Democrat anyway.
Undoubtedly the same thing happens with Democrats in TX or TN or wherever Republicans hold a huge majority and Electors are winner-take-all.