[LINK] Blind voter demands secret vote

[Chris Maltby]

On Mon, Aug 27, 2007 at 08:45:26PM +1000, Richard Chirgwin wrote:
> >* Making the whole process easier to understand and navigate
> >  
> I wonder ... it surely depends on the interface designer. Yes, the 
> "tablecloth" senate paper is a pain, but then again, how would we turn 
> that into a GUI without causing confusion? And I frankly didn't budget 
> for interface design and test in my $400 million guess...

First, abolish above the line voting.

Offer the list of parties first and an option to choose the most
preferred or least preferred. There will also be a choose your own
option (though paper may be best for these people).  When you choose the
party, give an option to number up or down or some other order.  After a
certain number of columns are filled in, offer a "randomise rest" or
"autopick" option as well as the next (least) preferred option. Allow
party column order to be finally rearranged by dragging.  Print a card
with a summary of the steps and the actual vote.

Chris