I understood majority as greater than 50%.

Ditto. I'm saying that to Hec a lot these days.

Do it or not. I am not for preferential voting because like Jesse, I know the one true answer. So can I NOT rank it past my number one?

When it comes to non-USian voting, I prefer cumulative voting (which is what I do in my class). Allow people to vote for more than one, but then also allow them to place more than one vote. So I get 5 votes but I can either spread them evenly (in the I-don't-care model where everything is fine with me) or I can stack 5 votes on a single choice. Or I can split 3 and 2.

Long live Lani Guinier!

We won't have a revote on whether or not to vote because it's been decided and my understanding is you need a 6 month wait before we redo any of it.

I am not for preferential voting because like Jesse, I know the one true answer. So can I NOT rank it past my number one?

If not, the rest of my choices will be more or less random, and let the chips fall where they may.

So I get 5 votes but I can either spread them evenly (in the I-don't-care model where everything is fine with me) or I can stack 5 votes on a single choice. Or I can split 3 and 2.

I find that almost too hard when I'm filling out my Working Assets ballot! It would totally stress me out here.

Jesse, I'm not really recommending it. In honesty, I'd prefer it over preferential voting for the exact reason that past choice one, it doesn't matter anymore to me. I am usually the voter who wants what I want. Period.

To me, cumulative voting is a much easier way to gain that consensus feel because people who feel strongy about it register exactly how strongly they feel.

I'm pretty sure Jon won't force you to rank anything past your first vote.

But we can ask him tomorrow when he's off work.

I'm pretty sure Jon won't force you to rank anything past your first vote.

That's certainly been proposed. You can vote 1 for the one you like and make no other votes, if you want.

OK, you know what? I think we should try preferential voting for JUST these two issues, and then we should do our damnedest to make yes/no questions in the future.

I agree.

Although, I personally am not sure how I'll do ranking, because I know the One Right Answer.

Me too! I wonder if it is the same.

(Honestly, the next thing I put forward is going to be Put Jesse Sophia In Charge of Everything.)

Also, all the "Auisitiriailiiiaini" stuff cracked me up.

Yup

Also, I think the is really important--

We've been discussing for ONE DAY-- but no one announced it is Press. Does anyone else agree with me that we should?

I'm pretty sure Jon won't force you to rank anything past your first vote. But we can ask him tomorrow when he's off work.

I'm back! Band practice is over. :)

As much as I'd like to release my inner dominatrix, I'm not forcing anyone to do anything!

Kat & Jesse (edit: and Sophia) - If your first choice isn't one of the top ones, wouldn't you rather get something close to it than something far away from it? For instance, if you think votor turnout should be at least 50, but that choice is eliminated, and the final two choices are 10 and 40, wouldn't you rather see 40 win than 10?

I propose that we nominate and vote in a board of directors who can vote on all the little stuff for us, and we (the greater membership) only have to vote on board-shattering issues. Who's with me?

I most sincerely hope that you are kidding.

If not, Hell. No. No. No. No.

Did I mention no?

I think he was kidding. Also I want him to pretend that he was, even if he wasn't.

I thought he was kidding, too.

If I thought 50 was THE RIGHT NUMBER, I wouldn't care what the winner was. if it wasn't 50, it wouldn't be right!