Secular Café: Federal judge says no constitutional right to secret ballot

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Federal judge says no constitutional right to secret ballot Sep 22nd 2012, 15:02 http://www.denverpost.com/breakingne...-secret-ballot So, in Denver, how you voted can be tracked back to you..... Quote: Saying there is no fundamental right to a secret ballot, a federal judge Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by elections integrity activists that challenged whether counties can print ballots with identifying numbers that critics say can be traced back to individual voters easily. Denver U.S. District Judge Christine Arguello first denied a request by the Citizen Center, a group that advocates transparency in elections, to block counties temporarily from printing ballots with identifying bar codes. Arguello then dismissed the entire case, filed against Secretary of State Scott Gessler and the clerks in Boulder, Chaffee and Eagle counties. "The court made the right decision," Gessler said Friday afternoon. "The fact is, with our new rules and guidelines, voter secrecy is better protected now than ever before." Marilyn Marks of Aspen, founder of the Citizen Center, said she was stunned by the outcome.

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