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Article: EMPLOYEES' RIGHTS TO THE SECRET BALLOT
- Article from:
- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- June 19, 2007
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The office of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., issued the following column:
Every election day, Americans go to their local polls to vote. They line up with friends and neighbors. And when their turn comes, they go into a booth or behind a curtain-a place of privacy-to cast a secret ballot.
Now imagine if, instead of voting by secret ballot, you had to declare your vote publicly, in front of your coworkers, relatives, and even the angry supporters of the candidate you intend to vote against. Imagine the intimidation that could happen, possibly affecting the outcome of the election. Which voting method would you choose?
Nearly everyone prefers voting by secret ballot, of course-which is why it ...