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That’s a horrifying idea. Secret votes are a core pillar of democracy.
Voting data is stored in such a way that the records are not, in fact, there, while still being auditable - unless the tallying system is compromised in some way.
At least where I live, the ballot does not have identifying information on it. The information on how you voted is there, yes, but not who 'you' is.
Wtf, do you write your names on the ballot in the US?!
It would absolutely make more people a target
It's not a chance or a mere claim by "some people"; we already know what it was like before the secret ballot. This idea has already been tried. You'd date somebody who voted for a monster and they'd tell you "my boss/landlord made me do it".
This is where some people will so cleverly suggest "oh simply make it illegal to fire them for that cause"... which will work about as well as every other worker protection that isn't a union. They'll build a case to fire you "for another reason".
I'm sorry but this has already happened and it's not hypothetical. "Find a better job" has never addressed systemic problems. Nobody wants to work for a shady company, there just aren't enough upright ones to go around.
When you say "I wouldn't want to work for a Republican business", you're implying that we can simply choose to work for businesses that aren't Republican-owned. For the average job seeker this restriction is costly.
My job issues would become yours if I had to choose between altruistic voting and a higher paying job!
Yes it would change, this already happened
You're making a new contentious claim to support your initial contentious claim. Since you're skipping stuff, let's keep it simple: your idea has already been tried.
Party affiliation is public record.
I enjoy that you apply a lot of creativity to have the weirdest unpopular opinions.