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Ballots don't have names on them. Otherwise, yeah, all questions that should have been asked.
Ballots don't have names on them? How the fuck do they verify that it's 1 vote per person then? Mail-in ballots sure as fuck have names on them.
Mail-ins have a name on the outside of the envelope, not on the ballot itself. In person, I believe the standard practice is to check-in in some way, providing a record that this specific person voted, but not their specific choices. The specifics will vary by state, but that's the gist.
Last time I voted in texas I walked in to the local library. Was greeted asking for id, dont know what was typed into the computer, was handed a paper with a number on it, went to booth and put number in, voted, and then collected my I voted sticker and left. I would imagine they connected my name to the number and have a database of everyone.
The number is connected to the ballot, but not your name. It's a system to verify the registrar issued the ballot, not to track individual votes.
That makes sense
They have a list of people that are registered to vote. They mark off the people on the list who have voted so they can't vote twice. But when the person actually votes it's done outside the sight of anyone else (sometimes behind a curtain) so no one knows who they voted for.
There was a time when there were gangs outside of polling stations that would beat the shit out of people that didn't vote how they wanted. And considering how insane the MAGAs are, it's not too improbable this kind of thing could happen again if it weren't for having a secret ballot system.
I'm not trying to be judgemental but I am curious have you never voted in person in the US?
Actually better question which country do you live in?
I don't answer identifying questions.
Then you'll just need to go with what others have responded with.