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Re:Whistleblower warns Postal Service mail ballot system has... by eagleal on Thursday September 03, 2026 @05:06AM (#49547653)
> Mail in ballots don’t get rid of secrecy

They mean voter buying cases, "paying you to confirm a vote for X" and see you check the card.

In ballot cabins the buyer can't come with you inside the booth to confirm, so your vote has verifiable privacy/secrecy.

It doesn't really solve all type of vote buying problems (like clientelism lists, etc), but removes that confirmation step.

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Re:Whistleblower warns Postal Service mail ballot system has... by Paradigma11 on Thursday September 03, 2026 @08:33AM (#49549157)
Is that really a problem? Since there will be lots of evidence and criminals tend to fuck up quite a bit this should be well documented. Unless you think that those election fraudsters that buy tons of votes from civilians have better opsec than drug dealers and the like.
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