It was always going to be visible to someone, even if
an election had
been ran using BoardVote, as someone has to hold the private key to
decrypt the votes. The idea is that only a limited number, but more than
one, i.e. the committee members, can see it to make sure one person
can't just announce whatever result s/he want. It was commented that a
number of candidates would prefer for it not to be a public vote.
Indeed. The important thing is that none of the candidates knows who
voted for who, particularly how the other candidates voted. If someone
that gets on the board knows one of their fellow board members voted
against them it could cause a division within the board that could
only harm the chapter. I have no problem with a 3 other trusted people
knowing how I vote (they should all make a statement somewhere
agreeing to keep the votes confidential, it probably goes without
saying, but it would be best to say it anyway).