Before The Poll
Before the election, a pool of "dummy votes", random numbers, is generated. As many numbers are generated for each candidate as there are voters. Each dummy vote is encrypted using a cryptographic commitment scheme—akin to placing the dummy votes in "sealed envelopes." A list of all commitments (encrypted dummy votes) is then published along with a proof that dummy votes are equally distributed to all candidates.
Additional "candidates" can be defined to support protest votes, "none of the above" votes, etc..
Read more about this topic: Bingo Voting
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“If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in that bus in Montgomery, she’d still be standing.”
—Mary Frances Berry (b. 1938)