Hi Bruce,
I would think it's an absolutely fundamental requirement that who you vote for can be secret. Otherwise we will see the re-emergance of "press" gangs (no pun intended) to buy/threaten etc your vote.

>>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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>I understand your concern, but I also believe it's inevitable that our votes will be traceably recorded, as we get into fully computerized voting and the need for security, that all ballots will be IDed. I thought it a little peculiar when I came to this state to have this voter record-keeping - but you get accustomed to it, and it really helps to eliminate fraud and clean up messes, as I said.