On 3/4/22 18:28, Harlan Lieberman-Berg wrote:
In practice, the way that I would like to see this work is that a ballot option is proposed with no content other than turning the ballot to a secret option. Then people can, regardless of their position on the issue, second that ballot option to avoid splitting the vote.
If that's your intended application, why not just make that the explicit process, rather than requiring it be part of a ballot option?
I suppose one reason might be so you don't have to duplicate a lot of procedural elements, by piggybacking on the rules for ballot options.
Also, your change duplicates the idea that leadership elections are secret. That is, you add it as one of the ORed conditions, while not removing it (as Sam's option does) in the later text.
Here is an alternative idea on how to implement this:Add as 4.2.5 and renumber the existing 4.2.5, 4.2.6, and 4.2.7, "If, during the discussion period, at least 4K Developers call for a secret ballot, then the votes are kept secret, even after the voting is finished."
If it is your intention that making the ballot secret extends the discussion time (as adding a ballot option would), then also: Amend A.1.4. to read, "The addition of a ballot option, the change via an amendment of a ballot option, or a successful call for a secret ballot changes the end of the discussion period..."
-- Richard