Making the ballots secret

[Joshua D. Drake]

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MJ Ray wrote:
> Wichert Akkerman <wichert at wiggy.net> wrote:
>> Previously MJ Ray wrote:
>>> Wichert Akkerman <wichert at wiggy.net> wrote:
>>>> No, a script is run post-vote that removes the relation between the vote
>>>> and the votee.
>>> So why can I see my past votes back to 2004?
>> I don't know. Maybe people haven't been running the script anymore.
> 
> Can an SPI-admin run the script, please?  (At least for 2004-6, which
> should be OK by everyone - surely no-one's would contest those now?)
> 
>>> Still, can a webmaster of members.spi-inc see votes for current ballots?
>>> That doesn't seem secret.
>> A webmaster can't. The nm team and the SPI-admins can [...]
> 
> Someone can check the votes, maybe including candidates.  Not secret.
> 
> Should board member elections be secret?  (Not only because it looks
> required by Articles Five and Seven of the by-laws, but also.)
> 
> If so, how will the election system change to run a secret ballot?

Votes are confidential, and they should be.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


> 
> Thanks,


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