We have a right to vote. We also have a right not to be persecuted or attacked for how we cast our votes. In Indiana a person cannot be compelled to disclose how she or he voted. In Georgia a court has ordered that absentee ballots in Fulton County be turned over for an “audit.”

To be clear: GOP election officials in Georgia have said there were no improprieties in the 2020 election in Georgia. What should concern anyone with brains or a conscience is the prospect of advocates for a specific party or candidate obtaining absentee ballots cast.

The main reasons for secret ballots are to avoid intimidation, blackmailing and vote buying. Only a disabled person can be assisted in casting a vote. After the 2020 general elections, swing State officials, in particular, received threats over non-existent voter fraud.

Those who cast absentee ballots inherently can be identified, as can their choice of candidates. A fertile imagination is unnecessary to conjure images of self-righteous supporters of the loser of the GOP campaign for President picketing homes of absentee voters.