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Article: Secret ballot.(LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN)
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- Directors & Boards
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- March 22, 2004
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I SERVE ON A BOARD of a company that recently held a dinner for its directors, top executives, and their spouses at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. With great fanfare, the Constitution Center opened last July Fourth as the first national museum honoring and explaining the U.S. Constitution. The museum tells the story of the document that framed the American process of government.
As I toured the Constitution Center I came across a display that detailed the evolution of voting rights, including the adoption of the secret ballot. Before the introduction of the secret ballot in the late 19th century, countries such as England had an open system ...