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[<vv AT cgs.pw>]

Spoilt votes don't need to "count as
a possibility". They just exist the way
they are. They are ballots which have
been spoiled - that's all.

I note that if one is able to know that
there are _not_ a thousand, then one
would already know that they exist.

~ Ole


On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:18:12 -0400 (EDT)
"Daniel Quintiliani" <danq AT runbox.com> wrote:

> 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.
> 
> --
> 
> -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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