I have received a suggestion for the following ballot wording: --snip--
* For the proposal as written * Against the proposal as written (may prefer amendments, see bio) * Abstain --snip-- I'm posting it here for reference, and to address the request. I would like to keep the ballot items as simple as possible: I accept, I do not accept, I abstain. I understand that the intent behind the suggestion is making sure that voters realize what are some of the implications (or non-implications) of certain options. I do not believe that such wording increases clarity. Putting parentheses, and the phrase referring to preferring amendments next to one option and not next to other options gives the impression that other options may imply no amendments. There is certain division of purpose between the writeup[1] and the ballot. The purpose of the writeup is to describe the higher level goal of the vote, and potential implications of accepting or rejecting the proposal. The purpose of the ballot is to only to present options and collect votes. Items on the ballot need to very clearly refer to options from the writeup. As far as writing up potential implications of proposal acceptance or rejection is concerned, there was enough time to work on the writeup. Both sides had time to write and revise their summaries, and I believe both received fair treatment. Therefore, ballot will be written as shown in version 3 on the wiki[1]. Maciej [1] http://wiki.opencsw.org/vote-release-process _______________________________________________ maintainers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.opencsw.org/mailman/listinfo/maintainers .:: This mailing list's archive is public. ::.
