On 9/20/08, Michael Allan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Variant acts may be proposed. Variant acts are acts that differ from > the originally proposed act. When a variant act is proposed, the > participants do not gain another vote to cast. Instead they gain a > choice of which act to cast their vote for.
I wonder if approval vote might be better here. Approval gives a better indication of concensus than plurality. Perhaps both would be helpful. Plurality shows the support for a specific proposal, but approval shows potential compromise options. > [9] A secret ballot is a defence against vote buying because it > prevents the buyer from verifying compliance. The voter may take > the money, then vote as she pleases. This makes it a poor > investment. > > It will also be a poor investment when the vote is recastable, as in > a delegate cascade. The vote might be public and compliance might be > verified, but there is no guarantee of continued compliance. The > voter may take the money from one side, then shift her vote and take > it from the other. Also, if the system is just for communication and doesn't have the final say on things, then the secret ballot can still be used for final ratification. ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
