If voters cast votes according to their choice but their votes are changed later, which principle is violated?

Correct answer: Protection of the voter's real choice

Correct answer: A. A vote is the voter's protected expression of political choice. The process must preserve that choice from the moment it is cast until it is counted and included in the result. If someone changes a vote later, the recorded vote no longer represents what the voter selected. The announced result may therefore be based on an artificial choice rather than the people's real will. This destroys the secrecy, security, integrity, and legitimacy of the election. Option A is correct because it identifies the central principle violated. Option B is wrong because the issue is not whether parties can campaign. Option C is wrong because no information about a candidate's qualification is involved. Option D is wrong because booth distance does not change an already cast vote. Memory cue: “A vote must travel safely from the voter to the final count.”