I don't think it's accurate to say that fairer elections would not be interesting; we've never had one. Imagine you've got the leaders of a party thinking they've got control of their members only to see the final results of an election and be blown away. There's less incentive to follow the party line which means parties actually need to work to make people feel included and well-represented. Plus, ensuing witch hunts could be hilarious.
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Did you miss Zell Miller? This secret ballot is a horrible idea. Elections here are supposed to be about GOTV PM's last minute, and counting the votes. Do you realize how boring this game would be without the
pettiness? You need controversial figures to rally around, and to oppose. Otherwise this game becomes like the rest of the forum; misguided policy from people with absolutely no clue how the real world works.
This is an elections game, so why would a secret ballot make this game interesting at all? This is not real life, we can't call states for a candidate with any real insight. This would basically eliminate any interest regarding elections, IMO. The system is not broken, strategic voting is an important aspect in Atlasia, irregardless of personal opinion. "We've never had one" is not a sufficient argument to warrant a complete overhaul of our elections. Parties are still surprised when certain voters vote unexpectedly, which has happened several times recently. This is a pretty weak argument I think, and I'm genuinely surprised that certain people support this idea.