[OpenID] What election?

[SitG Admin]

>>  3. There is research that suggests having real time data on the status
>>  of an on-going election will actually affect the outcome of the
>>  election.  I don't know if that's good or bad but its something to
>>  consider.  I imagine this has something to do with what you refer to
>>  above around 'open' v. 'closed' elections.
>A bit. But I also claim that if you can't guarantee the secrecy of my
>vote (which is a hard problem) and a verifiable voting process (both
>at the same time) it could as well be a *very* open process.

Deja vu . . . I could have sworn I was reading all about this just in 
the last few months ;)

It's a lot less tricky if we're not concerned about people who *cast* 
votes demonstrating that they cast those votes in a certain way. It's 
a *bit* more tricky if we want to make sure that voters can 
demonstrate, post-election, that they *did* cast a vote, without 
revealing what that vote *was*.

Perhaps one of the systems showcased at VoComp.org may suffice?

-Shade