Risking Not-So-Secret Ballot for NJ Voters

njspotlightnews.org

One of the hallmarks of elections is the secret ballot; no one knows who a voter chooses. But that could change for thousands of New Jerseyans if Gov. Phil Murphy signs one of the election-reform bills on his desk.

Ironically, increased privacy is one of the main purposes of bill, A-3817, which would require privacy sleeves in counties like Essex where voters mark paper ballots by hand that are then scanned into a machine.