Ian Jackson <[email protected]> writes:

> In the 2003 GR to adopt Clone Proof SSD [3] this was changeed to

>    Each resolution and its related amendments is voted on in a single
>    ballot that includes an option for the original resolution, each
>    amendment [...]

> Which is less clear.  It still leaves the Secretary with the decision
> as to what is "related" but "related" might mean "related in
> substance" or "formally proposed as an amendment to that resolution"
> (and that question of interpretation is also for the Secretary to
> decide).

> In 2021 this was deleted completely by the resolution procedure
> overhaul [4].  I'm not sure if that was intentional (CCing Russ).  I'm
> doubtful whether this is a desirable change.  Our voting system works
> depends on (a) all the interlinked questions being presented together
> on the ballot (b) to an extent, extraneous options being split off.

It was not intentional, and I'm sorry that I didn't notice that at the
time.

-- 
Russ Allbery ([email protected])              <https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>

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