The legacy of George Gallup

he secret keeping of the sense of the vote has a double purpose. On the one hand, it tries to protect voters against possible pressures, threats and retaliations so that they can freely determine the sense of their vote and, on the other hand, it tends to avoid its trade, because it suppresses the possibility of verifying that the vote was cast in the way agreed on the sale. To this end, the vote has to remain secret not only when it is cast, but also when it is decided upon and after it is cast.