voting 3
my hypothetical voting process would put a large number repeated on both the ballot and on the voter's receipt. this number can simply pair the ballot with the receipt. or maybe it can do more. suppose it encodes the list of candidates and the ones i voted for. it would also have to encode some secret known only to the election commission. otherwise i'd be able to prove how i voted. now when there are problems i can show up with my receipt and recreate my ballot. my number could encode a time stamp and the current totals. some small portion of the electoral secret could be on my receipt. given enough receipts someone could divine the secret. and be able to independently decode the ballots. i'm not sure if that's a good idea or not.