The magnetic card is unnecessary. After (or during) the election, a list of secret pin numbers and corresponding votes could be published to a web site as an XML file. Then anyone could write a program to determine who won.
Prof. Dill points out that people might try to sell votes under such a system. But it seems to me you could avoid this danger by not providing the voters with documented proof of their pin.
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Does anyone know how Apple implemented iTunes for Windows? Are they using some super-secret, Apple-only Cocoa for Windows framework?
Your scheme will only be instituted after the accountants conclude it will cost less than the amount currently being lost to identity theft.
The magnetic card is unnecessary. After (or during) the election, a list of secret pin numbers and corresponding votes could be published to a web site as an XML file. Then anyone could write a program to determine who won.
Prof. Dill points out that people might try to sell votes under such a system. But it seems to me you could avoid this danger by not providing the voters with documented proof of their pin.