On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 11:13:15PM +0200, Timo Röhling wrote: > * Roberto C. Sánchez <robe...@debian.org> [2021-04-18 16:10]: > > However, that seems likely to only work if there is a method for > > drafting the statement first and then simply having an up or down vote. > No, because we have a ranking vote, where the majority is defined as the > ratio of voters who prefer an option to the default versus those who > do not. > > As you can see in the DPL election, both candidates achieved 4:1 majority, > which would be impossible with a simple plurality vote. > Thanks for the explanation (and also to Adrian).
Election systems are not my area of expertise and I wrongly assumed that some form of super-majority would require a binary decision rather than a ranking. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sánchez
