At 05:53 PM 11/13/00 -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote:
On Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 11:08:01AM -0800, Tim May wrote:
A "vote at home" protocol is vulnerable to all sorts of mischief that has nothing to do with hackers intercepting the vote, blah blah.
Righto. Absentee ballots require a witness, usually an officer (if you're in the military) or a notary-type, to reduct in par tthe intimidation problem.
The state of Oregon uses vote-by-mail for their elections, though I think there's an option for physical delivery if you want. I'd be surprised if they require witnesses - if anything, that encourages your spouse to look at how you voted. I've never been required to have witnesses for voting with absentee ballots in New Jersey or California. Besides, in places like Chicago or Tammany-era New York City, it'd be easy for the Party to obtain notaries to witness ballots. "OK, Mr. Jones, the stamp on your ballot, and here's the stamp on your bottle of whiskey. Next, please!" and optionally to put the correct party ballots in the correct box and the incorrect party ballots in the round container. Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, bill.stewart@pobox.com PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639