On: Poll: Would you vote online if you could?

[erikpukinskis]

Aren't "verifiable voting" and "private voting" mutually exclusive? If I can verify my vote than I can also be forced to reveal my vote to a third party who is trying to coerce me to vote a certain way, or to purchase my vote.

[dragonwriter → erikpukinskis]

> Aren't "verifiable voting" and "private voting" mutually exclusive?

No.

> If I can verify my vote than I can also be forced to reveal my vote to a third party who is trying to coerce me to vote a certain way, or to purchase my vote.

Untrue. You can only be forced to do so if the third party has a way of confirming that the verification information you've given them is correct for your vote.

[asperous → erikpukinskis]

Not if each person holds the key to their own vote. You can only verify your own vote with your key even though the results are public.

If you could verify everyone's vote, then you'd be correct.

[aprescott → erikpukinskis]

I believe homomorphic encryption would address this.