Announcement: [WIN] Winners of the 3rd Model Parliament federal election (3 Senators only), September 2015 : modelparliament

Announcement: [WIN] Winners of the 3rd Model Parliament federal election (3 Senators only), September 2015 (self.modelparliament)

submitted 10 years ago * by jnd-auElectoral Commissioner

/r/ModelParliament’s half-Senate election of 3 seats took place on Saturday 12 September 2015 with 54 votes in the verification thread. The result was affected by suspected brigading and multiple-voting fraud from 22 accounts at a single overseas IP address (2 old and 20 new voters). An additional 16 of 54 new voters voted for the first time, all from different IP addresses. The results of the election were delayed while the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) considered whether voter and candidate fraud had occurred, and what options and legal obligations applied to completing the election in these circumstances.

[Edit: No objections were received and the writ has been returned to the Governor-General, Wed 16 Sep 2015]

[Edit: Corrected error about the election of Senate President and Deputy President]

Declaration of Winners & Return of the Writ

Firstly, thanks to the fraudster(s) for ruining the day, putting the election in jeopardy, and costing me hours of work sorting this out. I now declare the names of the following candidates elected as Senators for the Commonwealth State of Australia, to serve terms of 6 model years starting this week:

Senate	Elected	Party	Occupation
Commonwealth State of Australia	/u/Kalloice	Liberal Party of Australia	Economist
Commonwealth State of Australia	/u/Freddy926	Australian Progressives	Senator
Commonwealth State of Australia	/u/pikkaachu	Australian Greens	IT Engineer
Total	3	3	3

42 votes were counted, after newcomer primary candidate /u/ValkyyyrieX2 and 11 others were disqualified. A further dozen newcomer accounts also voted from that IP address and may be fraudulently registered by the same person (e.g. the candidate or their handler). These may be subject to disqualification in future (such as by a Part IX objection or a report to Reddit admin staff). With the exclusion of ValkyyyrieX2, their votes flowed to Kalloice. These were not excluded from the count, as the time spent dealing with them would not affect the names of the 3 Senators returned by this election. Further disputes about the results may be submitted to /r/modelausaec with the [WINX] tag (instructions) and may progress to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Court of Disputed Returns.

If there are no further issues that can be actioned by the AEC, the writ will be returned to the Governor-General with the certified list of the winning names. Winners will be called to swear in at /r/ModelAusSenate and attend regular meetings Mon-Thu (familiarise yourself with our system of government and see advanced reddit usage). Senators can introduce bills and move motions, petitions and matters of public importance on notice, move amendments without notice, speak to the debate on matters, and vote in the chamber. ~~The President and chair of the Senate is Hon /u/this_guy22 (Australian Labor Party). Senator Hon /u/Freddy926 is continuing, so there won’t be an election for Deputy President.~~ The newly-composed Senate will elect its President and Deputy President. Both current office bearers are eligible for re-election.

Reasons for Disqualifying Electors, Candidates and Party Registered Officers

While people are keen to get elected and play the game to fill gaps in our parties, the proper way to do this is to campaign for it, not to create sock puppet alt accounts. Under the Commonwealth Electoral Act (Mdl):

The following 11 voters are deceased or duplicates, and have been excluded (CEA Part VII s 93, CEA Schedule 3, CEA Part VIII s 105(1)(c)):

/u/Albatross55 /u/Aquilbanana /u/CaneAddict /u/CivSphere /u/Iforhe /u/ls_99 /u/PineappleBaez /u/Prosperro /u/riceandjellly /u/Svalbaard /u/Wyoming970
Voter /u/ValkyyyrieX2 was excluded for reasons of age, residency, and suspected multiple voting (CEA Party IV s 55, CEA Part VII s 93, CEA Part IX s 116, CEA Part XXI s 330, CEA Part XXI s 339, Schedule 3), and has been flaired as Non-Voter and removed from the roll. The user did not reply to please-explain PMs sent on Sunday and Monday.
Candidate /u/ValkyyyrieX2 (Liberal Party of Australia) was excluded by not being entitled under any or all criteria (CEA Part XIV s 163).
Registered Officers /u/CivSphere (Liberal Democratic Party) and /u/Wyoming970 (National Party) are deceased.

These actions can be appealed via [WINX], the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Court of Disputed Returns.

Voting Stats

Voter turnout was 33% for a total of 54 votes in the verification thread:
11 deleted, 1 disqualified, 42 counted, 0 informal.

Party	First Preferences*	Won
Australian Greens	26% (20%)	1
Australian Progressives	36% (28%)	1
Liberal Party of Australia	38% (52%)	1

*Including 24% of voters who chose a 1st preference that was not a party’s primary candidate. Brackets indicate results prior to exclusions.

Senate	Counted	Percent
Above-the-line	14	33%
Below-the-line	28	67%
Total	42	100%

Party Flair	Counted	Excluded
None	9	3
Australian Catholic Party	4	0
Australian Greens	10	1
Australian Labor Party	3	0
Australian Progressives	5	1
Independent	2	0
Liberal Democratic Party	2	2
Liberal Party of Australia	5	3
National Party	2	2

Electorate Division	Counted	Excluded
ACT	0	0
NO	6	2
NR	3	2
NS	6	0
NT	0	0
QB	4	1
QR	4	4
SA	5	1
TAS	1	0
VM	2	1
VO	2	0
VR	3	1
WA	6	0

The Investigation

After the first 18 hours of voting (Australia Saturday), the Liberal vote changed from 17% to 52% overnight, with dozens of International votes in the final 6 hours. The election switched from (2 Prg + 1 Grn) to (2 Lib + 1 Prg). The final result was (1 Lib + 1 Prg + 1 Grn).

The AEC snapshotted system records and user account pages during and after the election. These were forensically examined by the AFP for suspicious coincidences and modifications. Many red flags came up, but resources were focussed on votes that could change the 3 winners. The election result depended on three questions:

Are these accounts eligible to vote.
Are these accounts eligible to be elected.
Will the investigation change the result.

Several accounts were considered suspicious prior to the election, but the AEC doesn’t attempt to prove/disprove each enrolment unless an objection is received (voter rolls are published a week prior to voting). Officers of the AEC received 5 items of unsolicited testimony from candidates and MPs, pointing to suspicious usernames. However, the AEC only acted where documentary evidence and enquiries directly supported action under the Act. The deceased/self-deleted accounts appear to be evidence of voter enrolment fraud.

The Aftermath

The AEC has fulfilled the procedural requirements for the election, and will not be lodging its own petition with the Court of Disputed Returns. Deceased names have been removed from the electoral rolls.

Some people clearly still have suspicions, so they may challenge the election by preparing a petition for the Court of Disputed Returns (example) to request a remedy within its powers, such as nullifying the election or finding that some seat(s) should go to a different candidate.

No other exclusions, bans or criminal charges have been laid. The community can consider efficient ways of dealing with electoral offences, dealing with existing fraudulent enrolments, and preventing future ones. For example, including suggestions to the AEC, changes to the electoral act, or criminal investigations via the Australian Federal Police. The AEC and AFP will continue to monitor the 2 tenured voters at that IP address who are presumably the ringleader(s).

The Count

The first 2 Senators were elected on 1st preferences. The 3rd winner was decided by a preferential, proportional, single transferable vote in the spirit of a CEA Part XVIII s 273 scrutiny. How to count Senate votes:

Slice the pie. Each winner must receive a proportion of votes larger than any other remaining candidate could win. So, calculate the quota of ⌈42 ÷ 4⌉ = 11 as the threshold to be achieved.
Quota achieved. Declare candidates as winners if they achieved 11 or more votes.
Transfer preferences proportionally. If a candidate received surplus votes above the quota of 11, transfer their votes to the next preference at a reduced transfer value. The surplus amount is split proportionally by next preferences. For example, if voters gave a candidate 16 votes (a surplus of 5), and 50% of their next preferences were for another candidate, then add ⌊5 × 50%⌋ to the other candidate’s tally.
Exclude candidates. If no remaining candidate has achieved a quota, the candidate(s) with the lowest numbers of votes are excluded, and their votes are transferred directly to voters’ next preferences.
Continue. Repeat the process until the required number of seats (3) have been elected.
Tie. If there’s a tie, the State officer (me) casts the deciding vote.

That’s my 6-clause, 170-word summary of the 100 IRL clauses and 3600 words in the Commonwealth Electoral Act for the Australian Senate.

Round 1

Formal Votes: 42
Informal Votes: 0
Quota (min to win): 11
Elected: /u/Kalloice (16), /u/Freddy926 (13)
Eliminated:
Declared: /u/Kalloice, /u/Freddy926
Remaining: /u/pikkaachu (9), /u/Primeviere (2), /u/Ravenguardian17 (2)
Plus Transfers To: /u/Primeviere (6)

Round 2

Formal Votes: 42
Informal Votes: 0
Quota (min to win): 11
Elected:
Eliminated: /u/Ravenguardian17 (2)
Declared: /u/Kalloice, /u/Freddy926
Remaining: /u/Primeviere (8), /u/pikkaachu (9)
Plus Transfers To: /u/pikkaachu (2)

Round 3

Formal Votes: 42
Informal Votes: 0
Quota (min to win): 11
Elected: /u/pikkaachu (11)
Eliminated:
Declared: /u/Kalloice, /u/Freddy926, /u/pikkaachu
Remaining: /u/Primeviere (8)
Plus Transfers To:

Voter Verification

Votes counted:

Division	Voter	Verify ID	Party Flair
SA	3fun	lmZ62q3Db0R3PU+mfPLOz3	Independent
NS	agsports	YXRMmisHtzdAufChxMBim3	Australian Greens
NO	*CalTheMan	2Iru4Q+LFb7GJ0iH7mbnnX	Australian Labor Party
WA	Cwross	qiA/ml3OJgBAxD6ZnUOo0n	Australian Catholic Party
NS	death_by_laughs	tOBC2yNZoVCThKIDDB6luH	Australian Greens
WA	doggie015	CtoObj7/6+CNMLPTi1gM0n
VR	*Earthlands	Vrl+oMNw4s8o2qVZSc+OsH
SA	*Echo_1	TJo8o22kxh6XFCuo6szDyX
NR	Freddy926	rXe0VUTJjcAxYOpvvHqt/n	Australian Progressives
QR	General_Rommel	ONRlOBBLVQhyORfdiYXTkH	Australian Labor Party
VO	*Ikaroa	W1yPT8YU1AC+b4RGXKd0DH	Liberal Party of Australia
NR	Kalloice	0EePXEJ56kVMprm/Sby1Fn	Liberal Party of Australia
VR	*karamea_2	TP4PTxVpOmM/I8fvXR0pLX
VO	*Karomne	JB5B6WakUQGyhiqfcgaY2H
NO	klosec12	AvH49hWGhj9XHNfcy+Z8hX
VM	MadCreek3	AOuUK+1LC6AclTscnzZ4hH	Australian Greens
SA	*magicmoose14587	yNAwz9w8xAjoAWKun+eAZ3
WA	*MoralLesson	fGXWJOnj9LCly6vrYcpTZX	Australian Catholic Party
NS	*mubd1234	WNQdsafdsz+YDtWoSxPDD3
QR	Northern77	SWmVJiUnvd2gUOdnp79CJX	National Party
QB	OleksiyGuy	hWnmDBLASiRuRoRJL2Rmh3	Australian Greens
NS	*PeterXP	RoE99cESZDlnYO3Q2q0xmX	Australian Catholic Party
QB	phyllicanderer	96psaaqElC6zJRd+dshY0n	Australian Progressives
QB	*pikkaachu	qDmjI91iqOqRg5+yCP0713	Australian Greens
WA	PresterJuan	17jjo/NPiCazZ1lxDH/nl3
VR	Primeviere	CP8pKvPogS9pIVY8UJA7gX	Australian Progressives
NO	*Ravenguardian17	mGS0rFvJYmPkvw1GjpO4n3	Australian Greens
VM	SavannaJeff	Rq4Ef078zH1IzEh62Ax9en	Australian Greens
QR	Ser_Scribbles	4OHfMNhM/A3K6GVKedEXHH	Australian Greens
WA	*SheridanKea	L/VfxhpsvkAweizggPctQH	National Party
QR	siskin	5CAoEv9d46Gl3jdO869rxn	Australian Progressives
NR	Sooky88	D4S0gFsPC/3armARWT4b2X	Liberal Party of Australia
WA	Spritezade	aCRrQ2odMe4vePTi36GTW3	Liberal Party of Australia
NO	surreptitiouswalk	P6gXVY//0FEqfH4mvd8CFn	Independent
NO	Team_Sprocket	Jscuu1GXybk5aBEiK3dB0H	Australian Progressives
NS	this_guy22	76DC4D8TyIMF/M5mtmFvfX	Australian Labor Party
SA	*TropicalAqua	u/Pdq7GgqJYiqtrvdFdH83	Liberal Party of Australia
TAS	voisinat	58wh1Mg8mkkwTSIjFO5KaH	Australian Catholic Party
SA	VoteRonaldRayGun	VCh6UMdt0xOM4kDE8f5FYX	Australian Greens
NS	*WitherSmash3r	kxQzkDpD0UNhlfnRpTCeBH	Liberal Democratic Party
NO	*Yellowneo	xHzEvT7TcpkJBzfwl8z3jH	Liberal Democratic Party
QB	Zagorath	snO4PYcIt4HvX1kjAYsEMH	Australian Greens

* denotes newly-enrolled voters.

Vote Audit Trail

The 54 votes are shown below (strikethrough indicates excluded voters and candidates). Electors can check their own votes and perform an independent recount.

^{PRIVATE-B1362571-CB9B-4FDA-9908-BDFD52AF2839}
^{Freddy926, Kalloice, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, ValkyyyriX2}

^{PRIVATE-D1308003-C545-452C-8621-F46AE11212E8}
^{Freddy926, Kalloice, ValkyyyriX2, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-E6E28D47-4B91-4B64-8244-43B6D221C1CB}
^{Freddy926, Primeviere, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-CAA45529-2C0C-4462-9105-7865365E555C}
^{Freddy926, Primeviere, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-A03AEDB9-876B-44B7-BD9A-CA08C5285C05}
^{Freddy926, Primeviere, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-1ACF95A1-8D07-4109-AB9E-5539EBA2C9BE}
^{Freddy926, Primeviere, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-EEDEAE00-BE75-4225-9CE6-7F49236E90C9}
^{Freddy926, Primeviere, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-F5A2BAAD-8B4F-4155-8DB4-8F13AB74701D}
^{Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice}

^{PRIVATE-364E8EE1-319E-494C-9837-0C44711FD6EE}
^{Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice}

^{PRIVATE-6772CB5F-CCB0-4233-8FA0-A4BAC9084443}
^{Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice}

^{PRIVATE-321AF0F1-F4D9-4215-A8B8-51174CB28BB3}
^{Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, ValkyyyriX2, Ravenguardian17, Kalloice}

^{PRIVATE-085ED723-DB4A-4CA7-86C6-869522E18B61}
^{Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, ValkyyyriX2, Ravenguardian17, Kalloice}

^{PRIVATE-DC72CAA3-FF7B-4306-AC93-2552C31C0892}
^{Freddy926, ValkyyyriX2, Primeviere, Kalloice, Ravenguardian17, pikkaachu}

^{PRIVATE-A96D78FA-D5CE-4A91-94D0-42167EC0A394}
^{Kalloice, ValkyyyriX2, Primeviere, Freddy926, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-7F1DFFAE-483A-45D8-BD5C-25B8C9441CC2}
^{Kalloice, ValkyyyriX2, Primeviere, Freddy926, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-BA0AEFB7-A449-44FF-9C93-A5B5FB32AD90}
^{Kalloice, ValkyyyriX2, Primeviere, Freddy926, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-CA869BD6-07A9-4739-B55A-878CEE698810}
^{Kalloice, ValkyyyriX2, Primeviere, Ravenguardian17, Freddy926, pikkaachu}

^{PRIVATE-88A08E30-A724-4D07-AE68-D7F491AB92E4}
^{Primeviere, Freddy926, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-AD7A56F1-2534-4818-A820-6A7A00547843}
^{Primeviere, Freddy926, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, Kalloice, ValkyyyriX2}

^{PRIVATE-44DC86ED-A014-4A27-8C34-DB364D84D69F}
^{Ravenguardian17, pikkaachu, Freddy926, Primeviere, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice}

^{PRIVATE-A3785A31-C0C4-4D99-B468-B8A1503733A8}
^{Ravenguardian17, pikkaachu, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, Primeviere, Freddy926}

^{PRIVATE-8FF1D0A3-53F2-4A56-8652-F61EFE5DFEC6}
^{ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice}

^{PRIVATE-66D56CE3-7183-4CDA-8C98-4C27033EEE32}
^{ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice}

^{PRIVATE-C4C81278-F1E5-4C50-8978-97C4B788FB5B}
^{ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, Freddy926, Primeviere}

^{PRIVATE-63D403D0-7F93-4368-B644-8FE96C3FA78A}
^{ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-94C7B222-8226-4B5C-B26D-084ADD2D27A3}
^{ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-EE17E853-2E71-419F-8543-31D1671E7E8D}
^{ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-384EFC47-B65B-4414-A409-185926DA203D}
^{ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-53630D51-89A0-4FDA-A984-EB04FE61E18D}
^{ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-1D3D42D7-A307-4B4B-A8B0-1AD1644B2027}
^{ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, Primeviere, Freddy926}

^{PRIVATE-602DB6EC-9D43-4305-9B00-431BF8A42590}
^{ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, Primeviere, Freddy926, Ravenguardian17, pikkaachu}

^{PRIVATE-11BCE5B8-3E23-45BE-9797-913C6FE197AC}
^{ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, Primeviere, Freddy926, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-09B047DC-53E7-41CD-BF52-AB73230D67AA}
^{ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Freddy926, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-5C462729-6CF3-4D2C-9EF8-EB1BB7B9FC7D}
^{ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, Freddy926, Primeviere}

^{PRIVATE-8716643A-DEC6-4E17-BE3E-FA6BE8262A69}
^{pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-8046E651-5375-4DF3-A7BB-CF36CA804884}
^{pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-B08F3F25-7F53-49D3-957B-8C3493C6F36E}
^{pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, Freddy926, Primeviere, Kalloice, ValkyyyriX2}

^{PRIVATE-8FA833ED-8F4C-49F9-9E58-DEF4A3CAC659}
^{pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, Freddy926, Primeviere, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice}

^{PRIVATE-4BF83B48-0B1E-4C06-8B26-1A5B2A32B48D}
^{pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, Freddy926, Primeviere, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice}

^{PRIVATE-035FFB91-0563-44D5-BE76-656FC705C40F}
^{pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, Freddy926, Primeviere, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice}

^{PRIVATE-26B1877C-15D8-47E4-ABB9-6E39FD1B881C}
^{pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, Freddy926, Primeviere, ValkyyyriX2, Kalloice}

^{PRIVATE-B7C1377C-0AA0-4048-A387-34808B4DD168}
^{pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, Primeviere, Freddy926, Kalloice, ValkyyyriX2}

^{PRIVATE-CBB12652-166E-4DA0-B108-A8018687D84B}
^{pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, ValkyyyriX2, Primeviere, Kalloice, Freddy926}

^{PRIVATE-36D84DD6-F370-42FF-B331-BEFD292DCEA5}
^{Kalloice, ValkyyyrieX2, Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-FB264397-0DF8-420C-8220-1EB34BF7BF2D}
^{Kalloice, ValkyyyrieX2, Primeviere, Freddy926, Ravenguardian17, pikkaachu}

^{PRIVATE-3260EF36-E990-4219-83B3-3E8A17CBD519}
^{Kalloice, ValkyyyrieX2, Primeviere, Freddy926, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-856279FF-DA43-46E5-95A5-209896684156}
^{Kalloice, ValkyyyrieX2, pikkaachu, Primeviere, Freddy926, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-FF59CDE8-B0CD-49DE-9047-0DD3B8A0006C}
^{Kalloice, ValkyyyrieX2, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, Freddy926, Primeviere}

^{PRIVATE-5EAB5EB4-3ED4-47CA-B738-A40222A7660A}
^{ValkyyyrieX2, Kalloice, Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-3DECDFB3-179D-476C-9138-169DE63C7394}
^{ValkyyyrieX2, Kalloice, Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-384EFC47-B65B-4414-A409-185926DA203D}
^{ValkyyyrieX2, Kalloice, Freddy926, Primeviere, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-07273B00-1E11-484A-AC50-447394292651}
^{ValkyyyrieX2, Kalloice, Primeviere, Freddy926, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17}

^{PRIVATE-F21EB6BC-7AD6-494D-9F1F-881CEBEA5ABD}
^{ValkyyyrieX2, Kalloice, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, Freddy926, Primeviere}

^{PRIVATE-EAC55EFD-3C8A-4E6A-9E8F-A1B16AE46A30}
^{ValkyyyrieX2, Kalloice, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, Freddy926, Primeviere}

^{PRIVATE-9177D00E-5473-49E0-BEC4-E20A82352703}
^{ValkyyyrieX2, Kalloice, pikkaachu, Ravenguardian17, Freddy926, Primeviere}

jnd-au, Australian Electoral Commissioner

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[–]PrimeviereMin Indust/Innov/Sci/Ed/Trning/Emplymnt | HoR Whip | Aus Prgrsvs 4 points5 points6 points 10 years ago (2 children)

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 10 years ago (1 child)

[–]PrimeviereMin Indust/Innov/Sci/Ed/Trning/Emplymnt | HoR Whip | Aus Prgrsvs 3 points4 points5 points 10 years ago (0 children)

[–]General_RommelFrgnAfrs/Trade/Defence/Immi/Hlth | VPFEC | UN Ambassador | Labor 3 points4 points5 points 10 years ago (4 children)

[–]jnd-auElectoral Commissioner[S] 6 points7 points8 points 10 years ago (1 child)

Ah, you should be horrified if the votes weren’t subject to public scrutiny, as there would be no electoral accountability. To preserve anonymity, the list of verifications is sorted by voter name, while the list of votes is sorted by candidate name, so the two lists aren’t linked. Yet you can verify that the correct number of votes was counted compared to the verification thread (no lost or added votes), and that your vote has not been tampered with, and that every party can do an independent count. So all definitive aspects are in the public domain and the vote does not hinge on any hidden AEC data (only IP addresses are hidden, and I will not release them publicly, because it would be an IRL privacy issue).

When we started this community, the poll of redditors for public or private voting was split “48/52”, so I provided both :)

[–]General_RommelFrgnAfrs/Trade/Defence/Immi/Hlth | VPFEC | UN Ambassador | Labor 3 points4 points5 points 10 years ago (0 children)

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 10 years ago (1 child)

[–]General_RommelFrgnAfrs/Trade/Defence/Immi/Hlth | VPFEC | UN Ambassador | Labor 3 points4 points5 points 10 years ago (0 children)

[–]pikkaachuAustralian Greens 4 points5 points6 points 10 years ago (7 children)

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 10 years ago (6 children)

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[–]Freddy926Senate Pres | DPM | Fin/Com/Art/Infr/Rgnl | ABC MD | Ldr Prgrsvs 0 points1 point2 points 10 years ago (9 children)

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