[EM] Some are missing the point of the ballot `cockup'

[Donald E Davison]

Greetings,

KM (name unknown) wrote:

Perhaps someone from Germany could explain who it could be possible for
such a mistake as Markus Schulze reports could be even possible.

In Australia there are most stringent checkings of all papers before they
are given by the polling officers to the voters - at the time the rolls are
marked off. Such a thing could not happen in Australia.  KM
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Dear KM,

    It is all very nice that Australia has a good set of checks in place so
that a voter will never get the wrong ballot, but you are missing the most
important point of his German ballot `cockup'.

    As a test, suppose we were to give each Australian the wrong ballot.
    Now the question is: How many of them would not know the difference and
vote anyway?

    As a society we can survive having the wrong ballots delivered to a
polling place.
    But, if voters are voting this one time for candidates they do not
know, then I claim these same voters do not know who they are voting for
all the other times they vote.
    This is of greater importance than wrong ballots now and then.

Regards,
Donald

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