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Election wonks who can’t get enough of the inner workings of the November 2016 general election now have a window into the machine in Dane County.

Election Audit Central, a computer program used by the county clerk’s office, now has every ballot cast in the county from the November election available online, to be viewed by anyone.

To County Clerk Scott McDonell, you can’t get much more transparent than that.

“This level of election transparency is unmatched in Wisconsin, and potentially nationally,” McDonell said.

Why would anyone want to look through the 300,000 ballots cast in November?

“Citizens can now compare the results, or study voter patterns and behaviors for any or all races included on the ballot,” McDonell said.

The private ballot made public is not a violation of any secrecy law or rule, which can trip up voters who take selfies while voting, posting the ballot/voter image online.

“It’s not associated with a voter, so you wouldn’t know who voted for whom,” McDonell said.