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  • From: "Daniel Quintiliani" <danq AT runbox.com>
  • To: "discuss" <discuss AT lists.opennicproject.org>
  • Subject: Re: [opennic-discuss] Another idea: quorum
  • Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:18:12 -0400 (EDT)

In the US, it depends on the state. In my state, you need 1000 write-ins for
"Potato Salad" exactly as written to have it qualify as a possibility.

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-Dan Q

On Tue, 14 Aug 2018 21:06:38 -0700, <vv AT cgs.pw> wrote:

> A quorum can be any number at all.
> There is nothing "impossible" about
> choosing a number for a quorum. It
> can be two people, and often is.
>
> As for spoilt votes, they get counted
> the same as yes/no votes do.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoilt_vote
>
> ~ Ole
>
>
>
> On Tue, 14 Aug 2018 22:25:42 -0400 (EDT)
> "Daniel Quintiliani" <danq AT runbox.com> wrote:
>
> > No, and requiring a quorum is probably impossible. The
> > mailing list membership isn't public (and rightfully so)
> > and there wouldn't be a way to keep track of all the
> > spoilt [sic] email addresses to add to every vote count.
> >
> > --
> >
> > -Dan Q
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 14 Aug 2018 22:12:04 -0400, Rouben
> > <rouben AT rouben.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi again,
> > >
> > > I have another idea/question: do OpenNIC elections
> > > require any kind of quorum? In other words, if a
> > > proposal is made and only 3 people bother to vote
> > > (total), is the vote valid, or is there a certain
> > > minimum number of voters/votes required to consider the
> > > vote valid (i.e. quorum)?
> > >
> > > Just a thought/question...
> > >
> > > Rouben
> > > --
> > > Rouben
> > >
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