----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Mehnle" <bulk(_at_)mehnle(_dot_)net>
To: <spf-discuss(_at_)v2(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 11:10 PM
Subject: RE: [spf-discuss] Re: List of nominations for people to sit on the
"SPF Leadership Council"
Shane Rush [shane(_at_)red(_dot_)nymcity(_dot_)com] wrote:
wayne says,
I think all votes should be kept secret until the end of the election.
First, I prevents tit-for-tat votes, and selective voting based on who
is unlikely to win and/or unlikely to lose. Secondly, it will
encourage people to vote early since people can always keep their
votes secret by snipping at the end of the processes.
I strongly support this notion to help prevent observational strategic
voting and possibly voters feeling it best to vote at the last possible
moment.
[...]
Isn't this backwards? Shouldn't your last vote count?
No, not when it opens the door to a dishonest reallocation of vote <g>
Making the _first_ vote count instead of the _last_ one also discourages
voters from voting early, so you're contradicting yourself. :-)
Guys - if I can get it done in time there will be only one vote - but it
will be displayed to you a second time and asks for your final confirmation,
so you really don't have any excuse for getting it wrong ;-) You can
change your mind as many times as you like until you press the "Confirm"
button - and then it's done - once and for all.
It'll also be e-mailed back to you so that you have a record of your own
vote.
Back to scripts.....
Slainte,
JohnP.
johnp(_at_)idimo(_dot_)com
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