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Quirinale: The vote of the Great Electors, secret but not too much

2022-01-07T14:14:11.476Z


In addition to the old tricks there is the unknown factor of non-prohibited smartphones (ANSA) The vote to elect the President of the Republic is secret and takes place "by ballot". But who guarantees that the vote of the "great elector" actually remains secret? In the past, politics has studied many stratagems, both "artisanal" and effective to make one's vote in some way recognizable during the count, which is public and takes place in the Chamber by the Speaker of the Chamber, in order t


The vote to elect the President of the Republic is secret and takes place "by ballot".

But who guarantees that the vote of the "great elector" actually remains secret?

In the past, politics has studied many stratagems, both

"artisanal" and effective

to make one's vote in some way recognizable during the count, which is public and takes place in the Chamber by the Speaker of the Chamber,

in order to make it clear that the agreements taken between the parties have actually been respected

.

Among these, there is the choice to write, for example,

the name and surname of the candidate, in different order

, or to limit oneself only to the surname, possibly preceded or followed by the initial of the name: a stratagem

that allows to distinguish, and count at least five "megagroups" of voters

.

But in the era of social media and cell phones equipped with cameras, whoever guarantees that the "great voter", after writing the name of his candidate in the race for the Quirinale on the card, does not photograph it with his smartphone, possibly to show it as "proof of fidelity"?

The question is not answered.

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Also because

no one prevents the parliamentarian or the regional delegate from carrying his mobile phone in the "bier"

, one of the voting booths set up between the presidential desk and those of the government where, in theory, he should be able to have only the ballot paper and pencil made available by the House administration. Moreover, in general, deputies and senators (and the great electors for the election of the Head of State) can have anything on them in the seats of the Parliament except weapons, the only objects absolutely forbidden to everyone in the 'Honorable Palaces'. For all "normal" elections, the citizen voter is explicitly forbidden by law to carry in the booth any instrument capable of retrieving the ballot, including the mobile phone which must be handed over to the polling stations before receiving the ballot and inserting the door. of the cabin.But such a ban is not currently envisaged for secret ballot ballots held in the Montecitorio Chamber; starting, in fact, from that of the President of the Republic.

The theme has not yet been reported by anyone: no one has yet thought about the 'hi-tech' factor

.

Source: ansa

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