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Landmark Supreme Court decision!

Postby Provisional America » Sat Jan 02, 2010 8:36 am

Yes, in the case of Lanier vs. Louisiana, the Supreme Court of the United States of Provisional America, in a precedent-setting case (although precedent is less important these days in Provisional American law since the Revolution), has ruled by a 5-4 majority that internet voting is unconstitutional without better identification, since the secret ballot can be hacked and thus revealed to people not intended by the voter. This will doom the VoterNet program run by the State of Louisiana unless polling authorities can find a way to enhance their security. So, at least, for now, all voting must be done in person by secret ballot, since the right to secret ballot is guaranteed by the 2009 Constitution.
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