The Public Ballot

Steve Madsen emailed me today with this exciting news:

I've been an election judge in Powell [Ohio] for the past couple of elections, and you'll be happy to hear that they've changed their procedures for tomorrow's election. We'll no longer be recording voters in the order they arrive, so vote matching shouldn't be possible this time around.

Although I haven't personally examined the arrangement, it sure looks like a victory for the secret ballot for Powell voters.

Although a a state-wide solution is key, Steve has demonstrated that in the meantime, local election officials and concerned citizens can still work together to make their vote secret in their own communities.