Maybe introduce a new state 'Other AD' which would be set
automatically if an AD has not entered a ballot but another in their
area has.
So if there are three ADs and one enters a ACCEPT, her two colleagues
state will be set to OTHER-AD. Then another reads the draft and
decides it is a disaster area, they change their vote from OTHER-AD to
DISCUSS.
I like that idea - it provides a no-action-required means for an AD
to not have to do anything about a draft, while assuring the community
that her Area has it covered, and setting the expectation that an AD
doing nothing about a draft is ok (because her colleague has it covered).
Nit: ACCEPT -> NO OBJECTION or YES.
Thanks,
--David