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New page: The '''secret ballot''' is a major feature of the United States voting system. A secret ballot is unable to be inspected by anyone else after it has been cast (with the obvious exc...
The '''secret ballot''' is a major feature of the [[United States]] [[voting system]]. A secret ballot is unable to be inspected by anyone else after it has been cast (with the obvious exception of poll employees during [[recount]]s). While the secret ballot is [[mandate]]d by the U.S. [[Constitution]], some [[expert]]s consider it a poor choice. In particular, the lack of [[accountability]] attached to a secret ballot means that voters in an election may not feel the same level of [[personal responsibility]] as voters in a more [[open]] [[society]]. The beneficial [[peer pressure]] attached to an open ballot, in contrast, helps to ensure that a few [[antisocial]] voters do not overturn [[community standards]].
[[Category:Politics]]
[[Category:Politics]]