Re: [ga] Voting rules, take 4

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Harald, ROeland and all remaining assembly members,

Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:

> At 10:52 23.06.2000 -0700, Roeland Meyer \(E-mail\) wrote:
> >1) The actual voting system needs to be simple, with both email
> >and web-based interfaces.
>
> Simplicity I agree with.

  Also agreed as long as it is effective and the will of the majority.

>
>
> >2) The number of issues, per voting event, needs to be few and
> >controlled.
>
> Agreed. That's why I prefer a human in the loop here.
> The risk of capture is real, however; any human (or group of humans)
> who gets veto powers on ballots needs a mechanism for his removal.

  Veto powers?  Interesting concept in this context if majority rules
in a truly democratic process, Harald.    In addition as you Harald
well know the DNSO has already been "Captured" as you put it in the
last fraudulent election held by the DNSO...

>
>
> >3) Voting events need to be strictly periodic, no ad hoc voting
> >events. (min. 90-day periods)
>
> Don't agree. This depends on the nature of the issue. 90 days is
> a LONG time for some issues (such as voting on the GA's opinion on
> the Sunrise+20 proposal, for instance).
> For elections, I would tend to sympathize.

  I would think the reverse would be true here.  Issues may at times
tend to be complex  in some forms and amendments may be proposed
or necessary, hence requiring more time.  With elections, the reverse
is usually the case, and less time to decide is required or necessary.

>
>
> >4) All voters need to be absolutely authenticated, within the
> >system.
>
> "Absolutely" is a word I dislike. Fair and reasonably secure
> mechanisms for authentication, I agree fully with.

  Define Fair Harald.  >;)  One persons concept of Fair is anothers
concept of unfair.  So I have to agree with Roeland here...

>
>
> >5) Churn needs to be minimized.
>
> As in "don't vote on an issue we just finished voting on"? Yes.
>
> >6) Each registered voter gets exactly one vote.
>
> Agreed.
>
>                   Harald
>
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> Harald.Alvestrand@edb.maxware.no
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