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Name :   Ron Crane
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/30/2005

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Section :  2.2.7
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Comment :  19. Vol. I, §2.2.7's requirements for secrecy are incorrect. It states:
The voting process shall preclude anyone else from determining the content of a voter’s ballot, without the voter’s cooperation. If such a determination is made against the wishes of the voter, then his or her privacy has been violated.

To prevent vote coercion and selling, the voting system must neither disclose a voter's selections, nor even permit her to prove how she voted, except for purposes permitted by
law.