On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 10:27:00AM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > In contrast, with an electronic vote that's open for an extended period > and for which quorum is calculated per-vote, classic quorum means it > may be in your best interest to *not* vote on a particular issue if > turnout is low, in order to avoid reaching quorum when you don't agree > with the majority of those participating. In other words, classic > quorum in Debian would be subject to abuse by strategic *non*-voting, > which we want to avoid; democracy is most effective when constituents > have a vested interest in participating, and at a minimum this means > constituents should never be penalized for voting their true > preferences.
Perhaps we could have compulsory voting then :-| Is this idea abhorrent to USAns? We have compulsory voting for government elections in Australia. I heard that new Australian citizens are told that their two responsibilities as Australian citizens are jury duty and voting. I suppose it would be unworkable for Debian though. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
