In the general election we have to let the officials know who we are before we go in the booth. It's so that one person cannot vote more than once. The electronic system allowed one staff number access to the online ballot page, and the vote was recorded separately with no staff number attached. No one had to bypass reps and subject themselves to intimidation. The individual results were not published. It didn't come up with a list of names saying who voted yes or no for all membership to see. The previous vote for industrial action was made by postal vote, so not even a staff number was on the card. I hope this clarifies.