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The first sub-step generates a random validation string for your vote.  When the vote is stored in the vote table, that is the *only* reference as to "who" cast this vote.  Being that it's random, the only way one can know it is by seeing it on their screen, just after submitting their vote.  This is important because '''it allows each voter to validate the public ballot later''' by looking up their unique entry to verify their vote was counted as they cast it.
The first sub-step generates a random validation string for your vote.  When the vote is stored in the vote table, that is the *only* reference as to "who" cast this vote.  Being that it's random, the only way one can know it is by seeing it on their screen, just after submitting their vote.  This is important because '''it allows each voter to validate the public ballot later''' by looking up their unique entry to verify their vote was counted as they cast it.
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The third step guarantees that a voter always has either a vote token, or has a vote cast with a random validation string.  This prevents multiple votes per voter, and prevents technical problems from leaving a voter stranded without a vote.  For this reason, '''at any time up to the point one hits the "submit vote" button on the validation page, and gets a validation token random string displayed, one may close their browser, or hit back, to change their choices, or start all over anew with the process.'''
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The third step guarantees that a voter always has either a vote token, or has a vote cast with a random validation string.  This prevents multiple votes per voter, and prevents technical problems from leaving a voter stranded without a vote.  For this reason, '''at any time up to the point one hits the "submit vote" button on the validation page, and gets a validation token random string displayed, one may close their browser, or hit back, to change their choices.'''
== Post Election Ballot Validation ==
== Post Election Ballot Validation ==

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