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Re: Ballot option 2 - Merely hide Identities of Developers Casting a Particular Vote and allow verification



* Judit Foglszinger: " Ballot option 2 - Merely hide Identities of Developers
  Casting a Particular Vote and allow verification" (Thu, 24 Feb 2022 05:44:34
  +0700):


I sponsor this option.

Like others said: changing the vote system should be proposed in a
separate GR.


> I propose a ballot option for the GR
> "Hide Identities of Developers Casting a Particular Vote"
> that makes the following changes to the constitution.
> 
> 1) Do not make the identity of a voter casting a particular vote public.
> 
> 6) Codify that our election system must permit independent verification
>    of the outcome given the votes cast and must permit developers to
>    confirm their vote is included in the votes cast.
> 
> So it's the proposed GR minus the changes
> not directly related to introducing secret votes.
> 
> I ask for seconds aka sponsors for this Option.
> 
> Rationale
> =========
> 
> Give the opportunity to vote for secret voting without needing to
> additionally vote for unrelated/only slightly related
> constitution changes;
> for example for the change of mode of voting
> from email to something not defined.
> 
> As it was mentioned in the discussion,
> there might be no consensus on which options are direcly related -
> This option regards the need to allow verification (6))
> as directly related to secret votes, because otherwise
> they would become completely unverifiable.
> 
> Summary of Changes
> ==================
> 
> 1) Do not make the identity of a voter casting a particular vote
>    public.
> 
> 6) Codify that our election system must permit independent verification
>    of the outcome given the votes cast and must permit developers to
>    confirm their vote is included in the votes cast.
> 
> 
> <h3>4.2. Procedure</h3>
> @@ -228,9 +246,10 @@ earlier can overrule everyone listed later.</cite></p>
>     <p>
>        Votes are taken by the Project Secretary. Votes, tallies, and
>        results are not revealed during the voting period; after the
>        vote the Project Secretary lists all the votes {+cast in sufficient
> detail that anyone may verify the outcome of the election from the votes
> cast. The+} {+       identity of a developer casting a particular vote is not
> made+} {+       public, but developers will be given an option to confirm
> their vote is included in the votes+} cast. 
> 
> @@ -371,8 +390,7 @@ earlier can overrule everyone listed later.</cite></p>
>   necessary.</li>
> 
>   <li>The next two weeks are the polling period during which
>   Developers may cast their votes. [-Votes in leadership elections are-]
> [-  kept secret, even after the election is finished.</li>-]{+</li>+}
> 



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