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It might be possible to have a system that allows you to prove that your vote was counted, but if you want to prove it was counted correctly, then you open the door to vote buying and coercion.

Edit: It seems that technologies now exist to fix this problem. Link below courtesy of tzs.

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That's not quite correct: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scantegrity

Thanks for the link. I hope that catches on in more places.

I don't think that helps with the vote buying implications though does it? Not that I really think vote buying would be such a problem.

> but if you want to prove it was counted correctly, then you open the door to vote buying and coercion.

How so?

If you can prove that you voted for who you voted for, you can sell your vote to a third party. They can ensure that you're not betraying them.

This is why taking a photo of your vote is forbidden in some places. So the third party cannot ask for photographic proof of compliance.

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