If candidates are allowed to file nominations but the nomination fee is so high that poor candidates are excluded, which concern arises?

Correct answer: Equal opportunity weakens because of an economic barrier

Correct answer: A, equal opportunity weakens because of an economic barrier. A democratic election should offer a genuine opportunity to contest, not merely a formal permission written in law. If the nomination fee is so high that people with limited resources cannot enter the competition, wealth becomes a barrier to political participation. The ballot may still be conducted correctly, but the range of candidates and viewpoints is unfairly narrowed. A is correct because equal opportunity must work in practice as well as on paper. B is wrong because the fee does not determine whether votes are secret. C is wrong because nomination charges do not increase the voter list. D is wrong because the fee has no direct connection with the speed of counting. The key warning is that legal equality can hide practical inequality.