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Allow Users to Change Their Vote

Why Is This Idea Important?: The comments section will change a lot of opinions on the issues presented. If people do change their opinion, they should be able to show that. If people think they might change their mind on an issue, they currently have to withhold their vote. Alternatively, people will create duplicate issues so people can change their mind, cluttering the site.

When I vote on an issue on opengov, I can't change it later if I change my mind. I propose that users should have the capability to remove or change their vote on an issue. In order to maintain accountability, their voting history on that issue should be accessible with the times of their changes.

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Submitted by Bryan Rosander 3 years ago

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  1. helen

    While I understand the argument, I don't understand how this could be implemented while at the same time maintaining the secrecy of the ballot -- which is a fundamental part of voting.

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  2. Bryan Rosander

    We don't have secrecy of the ballot now. You can see people's votes on the right hand side of a vote in a box called "User's Activity".

    3 years ago
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  3. Josh Senecal

    I think it best to be fully open, although some of the harassment is annoying if some doesn't like your comment or vote.

    3 years ago
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  4. helen

    I don't know what happens in other areas of the country. I only know what we do here in my part of California. We are very careful to protect each individual voter's privacy. And when each ballot is in the ballot box, it can no longer be differentiated from any other individual ballot. So once it is submitted, it can't be gotten back. I value that secrecy highly and am not willing to give it up. To me it is one of the fundamental rights.

    3 years ago
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  5. Bryan Rosander

    I'm talking about opengov, not official state voting. If you want to move opengov to secret voting, I think that would be a separate issue.

    3 years ago
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  6. helen

    I think we have a basic disagreement here. I believe -- strongly -- that the right to a secret ballot is a fundamental part of open government. I think that what I hear you saying is that you disagree with me. I respect that. But I disagree with you. Let's leave it at that.

    3 years ago
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  7. Bryan Rosander

    I think you're getting sidetracked. The issue is about changing your vote, not privacy. The tracking information is to be consistent with the current implementation of voting.

    3 years ago
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  8. helen

    ...and I said that I can't figure out how to change your vote without how to violate the fundamental right of the secret ballot. I'll let it go now.

    3 years ago
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  9. Waiting2Trade

    You shouldnt vote if your going to make bad voting joices then.

    3 years ago
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  10. Bryan Rosander

    This is way too complex to just ask for personal discipline. The proposal can be revised and the comments will adjust the issue. If the issue changes to something I do support, I would like to change my vote to show that.

    3 years ago
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