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["Daniel Quintiliani" <danq AT runbox.com>]

And we already know those German votes exist, and someone counted them.

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-Dan Q

On Tue, 14 Aug 2018 21:36:58 -0700, <vv AT cgs.pw> wrote:

> 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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