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Re: GR Ballot Option: Allow, but do not require, secret voting



Harlan Lieberman-Berg dijo [Sat, Mar 05, 2022 at 04:13:48PM -0500]:
> (...)
> > 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..."
> 
> I think that's a more elegant solution.  Adapted into https://salsa.debian.org/hlieberman/webwml/-/commit/7c4d89528a50345b0bd0e67d9d36499413d9d6c1.

I agree that your rewording does not seem to change anything
substantive and reads easier. This modified proposal is completely OK,
and I continue to endorse it.

> I hereby amend this proposal, unless any of the seconding Developers
> (CCed) objects.  The diff follows:
> 
> commit 7c4d89528a50345b0bd0e67d9d36499413d9d6c1
> Author: Harlan Lieberman-Berg <hlieberman@setec.io>
> Date:   Sat Mar 5 16:01:26 2022 -0500
> 
>     Change language as suggested by rlaager
> 
> diff --git a/english/devel/constitution.wml b/english/devel/constitution.wml
> index 7924992d3a7..4830c972df9 100644
> --- a/english/devel/constitution.wml
> +++ b/english/devel/constitution.wml
> @@ -225,16 +225,10 @@ earlier can overrule everyone listed later.</cite></p>
>    </li>
>     <li>
> -    <p>
> -       Votes, tallies, and results are not revealed during the voting
> period.
> -       After the vote, the Project Secretary lists all the votes cast,
> unless
> -       either one of the following is true:
> -    </p>
> -    <ol>
> -       <li><p>The vote is for a leadership election as defined in
> &sect;5.2.</p></li>
> -       <li><p>At least 4K Developers have sponsored any single ballot
> option
> -       which says the votes will be kept secret.</p></li>
> -    </ol>
> +    <p>Votes, tallies, and results are not revealed during the voting
> period.
> +    If, during the discussion period, at least 4K Developers call for a
> secret
> +    ballot, then the votes are kept secret. Otherwise, after the vote, the
> +    Project Secretary lists all the votes cast.</p>
>    </li>
>     <li>
> @@ -854,12 +848,12 @@ plebiscites, where stated above.</p>
>    proposed disagree with that change within 24 hours. If any of them do
>    disagree, the ballot option is left unchanged.</li>
>  -  <li>The addition of a ballot option or the change via an amendment of a
> -  ballot option changes the end of the discussion period to be one week
> -  from when that action was done, unless that would make the total
> -  discussion period shorter than the minimum discussion period or longer
> -  than the maximum discussion period. In the latter case, the length of
> -  the discussion period is instead set to the maximum discussion
> +  <li>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 to be one week from when that action was done,
> unless that
> +  would make the total discussion period shorter than the minimum
> discussion
> +  period or longer than the maximum discussion period. In the latter
> case, the
> +  length of the discussion period is instead set to the maximum discussion
>    period.</li>
>     <li>The proposer of a ballot option may make minor changes to that
> 
> 
> Sincerely,




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