Hi, I'm sorry for not noticing this yesterday, but ...
On 13/03/22 at 00:43 +0100, Debian Project Secretary - Kurt Roeckx wrote: > Choice 1: Hide identities of Developers casting a particular vote > ================================================================= > > Rationale > ========= > > During the vote for GR_2021_002, 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. If the requirement for email voting is > removed, then an experiment is planned at least with the belenios voting > system [1]. belenios may provide better voter secrecy and an easier > web-based voting system than our current email approach. > If this proposal passes, adopting such an alternative > would require sufficient support in the project but would not require > another constitutional amendment. > > [1]: https://lists.debian.org/yhotrixtz3aip...@roeckx.be > > This proposal increases our reliance on the secretary's existing power > to decide how votes are conducted. The lack of an override mechanism > for secretary decisions about how we conduct votes has not been a > problem so far. However, if we are going to rely on this power to > consider questions like whether the project has sufficient consensus to > adopt an alternate voting mechanism, we need an override mechanism. > So, this proposal introduces such a mechanism. > > 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 > > <h3>4.2. Procedure</h3> > @@ -228,9 +246,10 @@ earlier can overrule everyone listed later.</cite></p> > <p> > Votes are taken by the Project Secretary. Votes, tallies, and > results are not revealed during the voting period; after the > vote the Project Secretary lists all the votes {+cast in sufficient > detail that anyone may verify the outcome of the election from the votes cast. > The+} > {+ identity of a developer casting a particular vote is not made+} > {+ public, but developers will be given an option to confirm their vote > is included in the votes+} cast. The voting period is 2 weeks, but may be > varied by up > to 1 week by the Project Leader. > </p> > </li> > > @@ -247,7 +266,7 @@ earlier can overrule everyone listed later.</cite></p> > </li> > > <li> > <p>Votes are cast[-by email-] in a manner suitable to the Secretary. > The Secretary determines for each poll whether voters can change > their votes.</p> > </li> > @@ -371,8 +390,7 @@ earlier can overrule everyone listed later.</cite></p> > necessary.</li> > > <li>The next two weeks are the polling period during which > Developers may cast their votes. [-Votes in leadership elections are-] > [- kept secret, even after the election is finished.</li>-]{+</li>+} > > <li>The options on the ballot will be those candidates who have > nominated themselves and have not yet withdrawn, plus None Of The The diff for this option does not match the one on https://www.debian.org/vote/2022/vote_001.en.html (and is the same as for Choice 2) > Choice 2: Amend resolution process, allow extension of discussion period > ======================================================================== The title for this option is wrong. Lucas
