diff --git a/RR/vote_proposal.md b/RR/vote_proposal.md index 66584c6..781109b 100644 --- a/RR/vote_proposal.md +++ b/RR/vote_proposal.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ I have two proposals having to do with the way national holds votes. 1. Switch away from the representative(grouped) voting that we do now, to individual, low-level voting (direct democracy). -2. Switch to range voting (probably using either [this site(a sample poll for us)](https://simplevote.ml/#/poll/QL5) that I built, or facebook). + - Instead of waiting for branch delegates to certify +2. Switch to range or approval voting. + - We could either create (or use the one we already have) a private facebook group for approval voting. + - Or use [this site called simplevote, I built for us to use(a sample poll)](https://simplevote.ml/#/poll/QL5) # 1) Doing away with representative voting -The main reason to use representative voting **was** because it made it easier to tally votes with a small number of representatives. So one state's rep could show up at a national convention, instead of every voter in the whole state. This isn't necessary nowadays, where we can place and tally up votes online. - ## Why representative(grouped) voting is bad **A candidate with fewer votes can win** in a grouped voting election. Here's an example. @@ -39,11 +40,11 @@ This is called the misrepresentation error, ~53% error in this election if we ga [Here's](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1u8EAJWnNGhmOj1CaJyAL_XVXY6vqPGkb7E3Go3ZEoSA/edit#gid=0) an example of the misrepresentation errors for the 2017 UK election. -## Additional issues +## Why was it used in the first place? + +Representative voting **was** because it made it easier to tally votes with a small number of representatives, traveling across long distances to tally up a vote. So one state's rep could show up at a national convention, instead of every voter in the whole state. This isn't necessary nowadays, where we can place and tally up votes online. + -- How do we decide when a quorum(minimum # of voters) is reached? Maybe 1/2 of all members, 2/3rds, or 3/4ths, before it gets certified. -- How long do the elections last? (1-2 weeks seems like a good default) -- Do we hold these through facebook, or [simplevote](https://simplevote.ml). # 2) Switching to range voting @@ -61,3 +62,7 @@ To calculate the winner(s), you take the average(s) for each candidate and rank You can learn more about range voting at [rangevoting.org](http://rangevoting.org/). +# Additional issues + +- How do we decide when a quorum(minimum # of voters) is reached? Maybe 1/2 of all members, 2/3rds, or 3/4ths, before it gets certified. +- How long do the elections last? (1-2 weeks seems like a good default) \ No newline at end of file