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Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular Ballot are No Longer Public

From Antonio Terceiro <terceiro@debian.org>
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Subject Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular Ballot are No Longer Public
Date 2022-02-17 12:40 +0100
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On Sun, Feb 13, 2022 at 02:28:44PM -0700, Sam Hartman wrote:
> Rationale
> =========
> 
> During the vote for GR_2021_002o, several developers said they were
> uncomfortable voting because under the process at that time, their name
> and ballot ranking would be public.
> A number of participants in the discussion believe that we would get
> election results that more accurately reflect the will of the developers
> if we do not make the name associated with a particular vote on the
> tally sheet public.
> Several people believed that the ranked votes without names attached
> would still be valuable public information.
> 
> This proposal would treat all elections like DPL elections.
> At the same time it relaxes the requirement that the secretary must
> conduct a vote via email.  There are no current plans to move away from
> email, although some members of the project want to explore
> alternatives.  If this proposal passes, adopting such an alternative
> would require sufficient support in the project but would not require
> another constitutional amendment.
> 
> This proposal relies on the secretary's existing power to decide how
> votes are conducted.  During discussion we realized that there is no
> mechanism to override a specific decision of the secretary, and the
> language allowing the project to replace the secretary is ambiguous.
> 
> Summary of Changes
> ==================
> 
>     
>     1) Do not make the identity of a voter casting a particular vote
>     public.
>     
>     2) Do not require that votes be conducted by email.
>     
>     3) Clarify that the developers can replace the secretary at any time.
>     
>     4) Provide a procedure for overriding the decision of the project
>     secretary or their delegate.  Overriding the decision of what super
>     majority is required or overriding the determination of election
>     outcome requires a 3:1 majority.  The chair of the technical committee
>     decides who conducts such votes.

I think all of these are good improvements to the current state of
things and I am prepared to second the resulting GR. Thanks for working
on this.

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Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2022-02-13 22:30 +0100
  Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2022-02-13 23:10 +0100
    Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 04:00 +0100
  Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> - 2022-02-13 23:40 +0100
    Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 00:20 +0100
      Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> - 2022-02-15 00:50 +0100
    Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> - 2022-02-14 01:40 +0100
      Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 04:10 +0100
    Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 17:00 +0100
      Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Karsten Merker <merker@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 21:30 +0100
      Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Richard Laager <rlaager@debian.org> - 2022-02-15 00:50 +0100
        Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> - 2022-02-15 01:30 +0100
          Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2022-02-15 01:40 +0100
            Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> - 2022-02-15 09:50 +0100
              Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2022-02-15 18:00 +0100
                Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> - 2022-02-16 00:00 +0100
                Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> - 2022-02-16 09:20 +0100
                Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Marc Haber <mh+debian-vote@zugschlus.de> - 2022-02-16 09:20 +0100
                Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2022-02-16 18:00 +0100
                Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> - 2022-02-16 18:10 +0100
                Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2022-02-16 20:30 +0100
                Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> - 2022-02-16 20:30 +0100
                Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> - 2022-02-16 18:20 +0100
          Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2022-02-15 02:50 +0100
            Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Ansgar <ansgar@43-1.org> - 2022-02-15 10:30 +0100
              Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2022-02-15 17:40 +0100
              Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Gard Spreemann <gspr@nonempty.org> - 2022-02-16 13:30 +0100
                Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Ansgar <ansgar@43-1.org> - 2022-02-16 18:30 +0100
                Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Gard Spreemann <gspr@nonempty.org> - 2022-02-16 19:40 +0100
                Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Gard Spreemann <gspr@nonempty.org> - 2022-02-16 19:50 +0100
      Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Bill Blough <bblough@debian.org> - 2022-02-17 07:10 +0100
    Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Bill Blough <bblough@debian.org> - 2022-02-17 07:10 +0100
      Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Sam Hartman <hartmans@suchdamage.org> - 2022-02-17 16:10 +0100
  Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> - 2022-02-14 10:40 +0100
    Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 12:10 +0100
      Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Jean-Philippe MENGUAL <jpmengual@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 12:30 +0100
        Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@debian.org> - 2022-02-17 17:40 +0100
      Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Antonio Terceiro <terceiro@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 14:10 +0100
        Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> - 2022-02-14 15:00 +0100
          Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Antonio Terceiro <terceiro@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 15:40 +0100
          Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Jean-Philippe MENGUAL <jpmengual@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 16:20 +0100
          Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Andrey Rahmatullin <wrar@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 16:20 +0100
          Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Stefano Rivera <stefanor@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 16:30 +0100
            Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> - 2022-02-14 16:50 +0100
              Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 18:10 +0100
          Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> - 2022-02-14 19:50 +0100
            Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> - 2022-02-14 22:40 +0100
            Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2022-02-15 00:30 +0100
            Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Jonathan Carter <jcc@debian.org> - 2022-02-16 10:00 +0100
    Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@debian.org> - 2022-02-17 17:30 +0100
  Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Louis-Philippe Véronneau <pollo@debian.org> - 2022-02-14 19:50 +0100
  Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Stefano Rivera <stefanor@debian.org> - 2022-02-17 00:10 +0100
    Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Stefano Zacchiroli <zack@debian.org> - 2022-02-17 08:00 +0100
    Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Filippo Rusconi <lopippo@debian.org> - 2022-02-17 10:20 +0100
  Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Enrico Zini <enrico@enricozini.org> - 2022-02-17 10:20 +0100
    Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2022-02-17 11:50 +0100
    Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Enrico Zini <enrico@enricozini.org> - 2022-02-17 21:10 +0100
  Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Antonio Terceiro <terceiro@debian.org> - 2022-02-17 12:40 +0100
  Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> - 2022-02-18 13:20 +0100
    Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Antonio Terceiro <terceiro@debian.org> - 2022-02-18 15:40 +0100
      Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular Ballot are No Longer Public Judit Foglszinger <urbec@riseup.net> - 2022-02-18 16:40 +0100
        Re: Informal Discussion: Identities of Voters Casting a Particular  Ballot are No Longer Public Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2022-02-18 18:50 +0100

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