>>>I would have a real problem voting in a traceable way. While the law might prohibit that information from being disclosed and used, we know that in reality there are people who cheat. I'm entitled to be the only one who knows who I voted for.
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>>Even if it's up to you to disclose? Remember that the voters in question in this scenario have already publicly disclosed that they meant to vote for Gore.
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>I often disclose how I vote. But a traceable ballot means that someone else can disclose how I voted. No way.
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>Tamar

Not in the system Doug described, whereby, a ballot is made of two pieces, one with your name and an id, the other simply with an id. You keep the one with your name on it. A trace can only be made with the conscious cooperation of both parties.