Electronic Voting and Voting Tokens - Revision history

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	A voting token is a random string of letters and numbers ~~(like~~		A voting token is a random string of letters and numbers.
	~~"aLbJxJoXdJjVupKGAbxY+IO7cg" or "hkE6k+hdHciTNTzROwsMkOv0Jw")~~ .
	Voting tokens are sent (e.g. via email) to each member before an		Voting tokens are sent (e.g. via email) to each member before an
	election. When the election ends, we'll save the set of tokens		election. When the election ends, we'll save the set of tokens

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	a token acts as proof of membership. Ballots without a valid token		a token acts as proof of membership. Ballots without a valid token
	are discarded~~. If~~ a single token ~~appears~~ on two or more ballots,		are discarded, and a single token cannot be used on two or more ballots. Because
	~~we'll keep the most recent submission, and discard the rest~~. Because
	the tokens are long random strings, it's unlikely that someone will be		the tokens are long random strings, it's unlikely that someone will be
	able to guess a valid token.		able to guess a valid token.

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	At this point, it should be pretty easy to see how voting tokens work:		At this point, it should be pretty easy to see how voting tokens work:
	~~the tokens act~~ as proof of membership. Ballots without a valid token		a token acts as proof of membership. Ballots without a valid token
	are discarded. If a single token appears on two or more ballots,		are discarded. If a single token appears on two or more ballots,
	we'll keep the most recent submission, and discard the rest. Because		we'll keep the most recent submission, and discard the rest. Because

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In order to participate in electronic voting, you will be asked to
provide a "voting token". This article explains what a voting token
is, and how it's used.

Ballot stuffing is a major concern in any form of electronic voting,
and our elections are no exception. All party members should be
allowed to vote -- and we hope they do -- but voting should be limited
to those who are members when an election takes place (see [[Articles of Agreement]], Article 2.1 for the definition of Membership). Voting
tokens are a way of achieving that goal.

A voting token is a random string of letters and numbers (like
"aLbJxJoXdJjVupKGAbxY+IO7cg" or "hkE6k+hdHciTNTzROwsMkOv0Jw") .
Voting tokens are sent (e.g. via email) to each member before an
election. When the election ends, we'll save the set of tokens
issued, and delete any information that would allow us to tie a token
to any particular member. From there, we count the votes.

At this point, it should be pretty easy to see how voting tokens work:
the tokens act as proof of membership. Ballots without a valid token
are discarded. If a single token appears on two or more ballots,
we'll keep the most recent submission, and discard the rest. Because
the tokens are long random strings, it's unlikely that someone will be
able to guess a valid token.

Electronic voting is a hard problem, and there's a balance between
election integrity and voter anonymity. We settled on this approach
after deliberation, and we welcome feedback or suggestions for
improvement.