31 May 2003: Amend Voting Procedures (Various Changes)


From: Molly Mockford <avpvote@mockfords.clara.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 01:14:14 +0100
Subject: RESULT: Amend Voting Procedures (Various Changes)
Newsgroups: uk.net.news.announce,uk.net.news.config,uk.net.news.management

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RESULT: Amend Voting Procedures (Various Changes)

SUMMARY OF RESULTS:

Proposal 1 - "Handling of errors and objections" - Option A wins
Proposal 2 - "Information required in the ballot" - Option B wins
Proposal 3 - "Voter's Name" - Status Quo wins
Proposal 4 - "Multiple Voting" - Option B wins

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Voting closed at 23:59:59 BST on Sunday 18th May 2003

Proponent : Charles Lindsey <chl@clw.cs.man.ac.uk>
Primary Votetaker: Molly Mockford <avpvote@mockfords.clara.co.uk>
Secondary Votetaker: David Mahon <avpvote@amigo.co.uk>

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The full results follow below in the following order:

1) Information on the ballot
2) Detail of results
3) Individual Vote Details
4) Votetaker's Comments
5) Voting and Appeal Guidelines
6) Rationale and Proposals

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1) INFORMATION ON THE BALLOT

58 messages were received at the voting address during the period of
the vote, consisting of:

49 valid and counted votes
 6 votes subsequently superseded by the voters
 1 rejected vote (see below)
 1 test
 1 e-mail regarding the vote

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2) DETAIL OF RESULTS:

Proposal 1 - "Handling of errors and objections"

The three sections included in each option of this proposal are:
(i)   Incorrect CFVs
(ii)  Objections during the voting period
(iii) Objections to the result

There are two options (texts (i) and (iii) are common to both):
   Option A: (ii) Committee may halt CFV upon appeal
   Option B: (ii) Only UKVoting may halt CFV upon appeal

STAGE ONE - Options compared to Status Quo

Option A preferred to Status Quo           by 35 votes to 14 (21)
Status Quo preferred to Option B           by 27 votes to 18 (9)
Status Quo preferred to Re-Open Discussion by 30 votes to 14 (16)

Only option A beats Status Quo by 12 or more votes. Accordingly, it
wins and Stage Two is not necessary.


Proposal 2 - "Information required in the ballot"

There are two options:
   Option A: Mandatory questions re voter's identity
   Option B: Optional questions re voter's identity

STAGE ONE - Options compared to Status Quo

Option A preferred to Status Quo           by 28 votes to 18 (10)
Option B preferred to Status Quo           by 30 votes to 16 (14)
Status Quo preferred to Re-Open Discussion by 30 votes to 14 (16)

Only option B beats Status Quo by 12 or more votes. Accordingly, it
wins and Stage Two is not necessary.


Proposal 3 - "Voter's Name"

There are three options:
   Option A: Any pseudonym allowed for posters and lurkers
   Option B: Any pseudonym allowed for existing posters only
   Option C: Pseudonym to be already well-established on Usenet

STAGE ONE - Options compared to Status Quo

Status Quo preferred to Option A           by 27 votes to 19 (8)
Status Quo preferred to Option B           by 30 votes to 15 (15)
Option C preferred to Status Quo           by 26 votes to 17 (11)
Status Quo preferred to Re-Open Discussion by 34 votes to 10 (24)

No option beats Status Quo by 12 or more votes. Accordingly, Status
Quo wins and Stage Two is not necessary.


Proposal 4 - "Multiple Voting"

STAGE ONE - Options compared to Status Quo

There are two options:

   Option A: Take last vote from fraudulent multivoters
   Option B: Reject all votes from fraudulent multivoters

Status Quo preferred to Option A           by 22 votes to 21 (1)
Option B preferred to Status Quo           by 33 votes to 13 (20)
Status Quo preferred to Re-Open Discussion by 31 votes to 13 (18)

Only Option B beats Status Quo by 12 or more votes. Accordingly, it
wins and Stage Two is not necessary.

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3) INDIVIDUAL VOTE DETAILS

To make formatting simpler, I have listed the names of the voters first,
assigning each of them a number.  This number is then repeated against
the relevant row of voting details.

- ------------------------------

 1  {R}                  {R} & semolina gro
 2  Adam D. Barratt      vote+avp+2003-05 & adam-barratt kugro
 3  Alan Fleming         af & etrigan gro
 4  Alan Ford            alan & whirlnet kuoc
 5  Alan LeHun           UKvote & lehun ! clara kuoc
 6  Alex Holden          voting & alexholden kuoc
 7  Anthony Naggs        amn & ubik ! demon kuoc
 8  Anthony R. Gold      bigfoot & davros gro
 9  Barry Dorrans        barryd & idunno gro
10  Barry Salter         ukvotes & salterg ! demon kuoc
11  Brett Paul Dunbar    brett ! dunbar & dimetrodon ! demon kuoc
12  Brian                Brian & bjforster ! force9 kuoc
13  Charles Bryant       xavp ! vote ! ch & chch ! demon kuoc
14  Charles Lindsey      chl & clerew ! man kuca
15  Chris Croughton      chris & keristor gro
16  Clive Feather        xavpvote & davros gro
17  Clive R Robertson    voteproc2 & clive kugro
18  Dave                 Dave & community-spirit ! demon kuoc
19  Dave Mason           xavpvote & sarnie kugro
20  Dave Mayall          dave & research-group kuoc
21  David Uri            daviduri & bigfoot moc
22  Dick Gaughan         dickg & dickalba ! demon kuoc
23  fred                 fred & fredc ! demon kuoc
24  Graham Drabble       graham ! drabble & lineone ten
25  Ian Jackson          ijackson & chiark ! greenend kugro
26  JBM                  jpb8 & duke ude
27  Jezza                jezza & hotwells ! freeserve kuoc
28  Jonathan Wheeler     J ! F ! Wheeler & rl kuca
29  Kevin Andreoli       kevin & andreoli kuoc
30  Lt. Cmdr. Jim        jim & us-lot gro
31  Mark Eller           Marell & ellmar ! demon kuoc
32  Mark Goodge          mark & good-stuff kuoc
33  Mike Fleming         mike & tauzero kuoc
34  Mike Tullett         mtullett & ntlworld moc
35  mysteron             mysteron & zetnet kuoc
36  Owen Rees            owen ! rees & tesco ten
37  Paul Harper          paul & harper ten
38  Pekka P. Pirinen     ppp & pirinen ! demon kuoc
39  Pete Aspinall        aspen3 & btinternet moc
40  Peter Munn  replyhere-use-same-subjectline & pearce-neptune ! demon kuoc
41  Peter Robinson       pmrobinson & gmx ten
42  Peter Smyth          psmyth & ukf ten
43  Philip Powell        philip & blencathra kugro
44  Rob Linham           rob_linham & yahoo kuoc
45  squire               squireb & bryhod99 ! demon kuoc
46  srcrothers           S ! R ! Crothers & rl kuca
47  Steph Peters         urcy & sandbenders ! demon kuoc
48  Steve Firth          vote & malloc kuoc
49  Tim Sharrock         tim & sharrock kugro

      <Proposal 1>  <Proposal 2>  <-Proposal 3->  <Proposal 4>
      A  B SQ ROD   A  B SQ ROD   A  B  C SQ ROD   A  B SQ ROD
 1    4  1  2  3    4  1  2  3    5  4  1  2  3    4  1  2  3
 2    2  1  3  4    2  1  3  4    1  2  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
 3    1  4  2  3    4  1  2  3    2  -  -  1  3    3  1  2  4
 4    1  2  -  -    4  1  2  3    -  -  -  -  -    -  1  -  -
 5    1  4  3  2    2  1  4  3    1  2  3  4  5    1  4  3  2
 6    -  1  2  -    1  -  2  -    -  -  2  1  -    -  1  2  -
 7    4  2  1  3    1  4  2  3    4  4  1  2  3    4  1  2  3
 8    1  4  2  3    1  4  3  2    5  4  1  3  2    4  1  3  2
 9    1  -  -  -    -  1  -  -    -  1  -  -  -    -  1  -  -
10    1  2  -  -    2  1  -  -    4  2  1  1  3    2  1  2  3
11    1  4  3  2    4  1  3  2    1  2  3  5  4    3  1  4  2
12    1  4  2  3    1  4  2  3    4  4  1  2  3    4  1  2  3
13    4  3  1  2    4  3  1  2    3  4  5  1  2    3  4  1  2
14    1  4  3  2    3  1  4  2    2  4  1  3  5    2  1  4  3
15    1  2  3  4    4  1  2  4    2  3  4  1  5    1  1  2  3
16    2  4  3  1    2  1  3  2    1  5  5  3  2    2  3  4  1
17    2  1  3  4    1  2  3  4    4  2  1  3  5    1  2  3  4
18    4  2  3  1    1  4  3  2    5  4  3  2  1    4  1  3  2
19    3  3  1  2    4  3  1  2    3  4  5  1  2    3  4  1  2
20    1  4  2  3    4  1  2  3    1  4  5  2  3    4  1  2  3
21    1  2  4  3    1  2  4  3    3  2  1  5  4    3  1  4  2
22    4  2  1  3    4  2  1  3    5  4  2  1  3    3  4  1  2
23    4  4  1  4    4  4  1  4    5  5  5  1  5    4  4  1  4
24    1  1  2  3    1  2  3  4    4  3  1  2  5    2  1  3  4
25    1  4  3  2    1  3  4  2    5  4  1  2  3    3  1  2  4
26    1  3  2  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4  5    -  1  -  -
27    1  3  2  4    4  1  2  3    1  5  4  2  3    1  3  2  4
28    1  4  2  3    2  1  3  4    2  1  4  3  -    1  3  2  4
29    1  4  2  3    3  1  2  4    4  2  1  3  4    4  1  2  3
30    1  3  2  4    2  1  3  4    1  4  2  3  5    3  4  2  1
31    4  1  3  2    4  3  1  2    3  5  4  1  2    3  4  1  2
32    4  1  2  3    1  4  2  3    5  5  1  2  3    4  4  1  2
33    4  1  2  3    2  1  3  4    2  3  1  4  5    2  1  3  4
34    1  2  4  3    1  2  4  3    5  2  1  4  3    4  1  2  3
35    4  4  1  4    4  4  1  4    1  5  5  2  5    4  4  1  4
36    1  2  4  3    2  1  4  3    3  2  1  5  4    1  2  4  3
37    4  1  2  3    2  1  3  4    5  4  1  2  3    2  1  3  4
38    1  3  2  4    2  1  3  4    5  4  1  2  3    1  2  2  3
39    1  -  -  -    1  -  -  -    1  -  -  -  -    -  2  -  -
40    1  2  3  4    2  3  1  4    4  5  1  2  3    3  4  1  2
41    1  4  3  2    -  -  -  -    -  -  -  -  -    1  2  3  4
42    2  3  1  4    3  2  1  4    4  3  2  1  5    3  1  2  4
43    1  3  4  2    1  4  3  2    4  5  1  3  2    2  1  4  3
44    1  4  3  2    1  4  3  2    5  2  1  4  3    4  1  3  2
45    1  4  4  2    4  1  4  2    1  4  4  2  3    1  4  4  2
46    1  -  -  -    1  -  -  -    1  -  -  -  -    1  -  -  -
47    1  4  2  3    4  1  2  3    5  2  1  3  4    -  1  -  2
48    1  4  2  3    4  1  2  3    1  4  4  2  3    1  4  2  3
49    1  3  2  4    2  1  4  3    1  4  2  5  3    1  2  3  4

REJECTED VOTE

Locoman <r65536 & hushmail moc> - vote submitted via anonymous
webmail in breach of Instruction (3) of the Standard Voting
instructions.  The voter was encouraged to re-submit the vote from
an acceptable account but, despite discussion of the matter, did
not do so.

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4) VOTETAKER'S COMMENTS

Due to a problem with the votetaker's mail filters, two votes were
bounced because the Subject header spanned more than one line (the
filter treated this as a non-printable character).  Both voters re-
submitted their votes successfully.  (If they had not, the originals
could have been retrieved from the UKVoting server.)

Four voters appeared to cast their vote as though it were a "first
past the post" vote.  Each of them was e-mailed to remind them that
they were entitled to express more detailed preferences;  none chose
to do so.

The great majority of voters had no difficulty in completing the
question about the e-mail address they used when posting to Usenet,
although a few chose to leave this blank, and it was possible to
validate their votes without asking for further information.  A small
number of voters did not understand the request (a reply of "see my
recent posts" is circular logic, since the information is requested
specifically in order to identify such posts) and a detailed
explanation was sent.

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5) VOTING AND APPEAL GUIDELINES

This vote was conducted by a neutral third party member of UKVoting.
UKVoting is a group of independent votetakers who count votes on
behalf of the uk.* hierarchy and other 3rd parties.

The rules under which votes for the uk.* hierarchy are taken are
posted regularly to uk.net.news.announce or can be found at the
following URL:

<ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/news-info/news.answers/uk/voting>

The UKVoting web pages can be found at <http://www.ukvoting.org.uk/>

There is a five day discussion period after these results are posted
to uk.net.news.announce.

Allegations of irregularity should be sent to control@usenet.org.uk

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6) RATIONALE AND PROPOSALS

6.1.  RATIONALE

The story so far:

The previous proponent disappeared in a fit of pique, leaving behind
him a mixed bag of proposals.

I then stepped in to ensure that these matters (and especially what
to do about multivotes) can finally be resolved. Please note that I
am doing this in my personal capacity, and not in my capacity as
Deputy Control.

Proposal 1 addresses who may do what at each stage of the CFV.
Initially, the Proponent, the Votetaker and if necessary the
Committee have to get the CFV right.

Then, once the vote is fully under way, two options are offered:
either the Committee has power to halt a vote (and/or restart it),
but not to demand changes, or else only UKVoting can halt a vote or
deal with objections. However, having said that, I will fight tooth
and nail against the 2nd one - in my view it is _essential_ that the
Committee be able to halt a vote if the votetaker(s) really does go
rogue.

And finally, the Committee can (as now) rule on objections during
the Result phase.

Proposal 2 address the matter of whether questions regarding the
voter's previous posts to Usenet are optional or mandatory. Both
options are offered.

Proposal 3 deals with what sorts of pseudonym a person can vote
under (I have removed the former option to require no voting name at
all).

The principal change remains Proposal 4, which everybody agrees
needs to be decided, but with a 50:50 split as to how. It started
with fierce discussions arising from multiple votes allegedly
submitted during the uk.current-events.post-11-sept vote. It was
clear that there were two schools of thought
   1. That the last vote submitted by a multivoter should be
      counted;
   2. That all votes submitted by a multivoter should be disallowed;
and that the matter would have to be resolved by a formal vote. That
still remains the case.


Notes:
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Proposal 1 - "Handling of errors and objections"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If the CFV when first submitted is incorrect in some form, there is
provision for it to be sorted out between the parties concerned.
Note that this takes place _before_ the procedures for dealing with
appeals during the vote kick in.

Next, once a vote has started, OPTION A gives the Committee the
power to halt it if it is not being conducted in accordance with the
rules. It might be restarted (e.g. if it was just some wording in
the CFV that needed changing) or it might have to go back to the RFD
stage (e.g. if the proponent had made more than "minor" changes).

The Committee's power is limited to halting the vote. However, an
alternative is provided of allowing it to continue (e.g. with an
extended voting period), but only if the votetaker/voting
organisation agrees.

Alternatively, OPTION B gives sole power for handling objections
during the running of the vote to UKVoting. All the Committee can do
is to resolve appeals (even leading to voiding the whole vote)
_after_ the result is published.

Proposal 2 - "Information required in the ballot"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rule 6 is rewritten. The old "Votes SHALL be explicit" wording,
which had been emasculated in successive changes, is restored to its
original function which is (as in the Big 8 Rules) to make it clear
that you vote on the questions as asked, and don't try to "write in"
extra conditions or options.

Then it lists all the things the voter is *required* to fill in.
These always include his "name" (see proposal 3) and a valid email
address. Under Option A, they also include questions to identify his
previous posts to Usenet (or he affirms that there are none). Under
Option B these questions are optional, though it is hoped that the
great majority of voters will co-operate by answering them.

Finally, there is a sentence to indicate that the votetaker MAY
email the voter for further clarifications.

Proposal 3 - "Voters Name"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This addresses the issue of "Voters Name" which currently does not
have any well defined meaning. It is always the case that the Voter
may use his Real Name; it is pseudonyms that are tricky. There are
three options.

A. Anyone (lurkers included) can use any pseudonym, provided there
   is no attempt at deception.

B. Only non-lurkers can use such pseudonyms. Lurkers must use their
   Real Name.

C. Only previous posters can use pseudonyms, and then those
   pseudonyms must already be "well-established" on Usenet.

Option C is closest to present UKVoting practice. Option A gives the
greatest scope for anonymity.

Proposal 4 - "Multiple Voting"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This addresses multiple voting. In the first option multiple votes
believed to be from a single person are resolved in favour of the
last received vote.

The alternative viewpoint of discarding all votes where multiple
voting is believed to have taken place is also provided.

The wording proposed for both these options is an adaptation of the
"Big 8" wording. This wording was widely supported in the earlier
discussions; observe that it resolves, in the "Big 8" manner, the
matter of an email address used by more than one person.

END RATIONALE

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6.2.  PROPOSALS

PROPOSAL 1 - "Handling of errors and objections"
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There are two options (texts (i) and (iii) are common to both)
  Option A: Committee may halt CFV upon appeal
  Option B: Only UKVoting may halt CFV upon appeal

(i) Incorrect CFVs

Both Options
~~~~~~~~~~~~

In the first paragraph of part 1 of the section entitled "The Vote",
Which presently reads:

      If after the discussion following an RFD it becomes necessary
      to hold a vote, a call for votes (CFV) shall be formulated by
      a member of UKVoting, acting for and in consultation with the
      proponent, and mailed to control@usenet.org.uk (as moderator
      of uk.net.news.announce). If the CFV is in the correct form
      (see below), Control will post it to all those newsgroups and
      mailing lists that the latest RFD was posted to.

extend the last sentence to include:

      "...; otherwise, it shall be referred back to the votetaker
      who, in consultation with the Committee and the proponent as
      necessary, shall rectify the problem.

NOTE: The word "votetaker" above remains whether or not the current
proposal "Amend the Voting Procedures (Role of UKVoting)" is accepted.

(ii) Objections during the voting period

At the end of the section entitled "The Vote" insert a new numbered
paragraph:

Option A:
~~~~~~~~~

      "The votetaker may halt and, if appropriate, restart the Vote
      if any irregularity becomes apparent. Moreover, in the event
      of any allegation that the Vote is being conducted in
      violation of these rules which seems to the Committee to be
      well founded, the Committee may require such a halt and/or
      restart. Alternatively (but only with the agreement of the
      votetaker), it may be allowed to continue after rectification
      of the problem."

Option B:
~~~~~~~~~

       "Prior to the publication of the Result, any objection which
       alleges that the Vote is being conducted in violation of
       these rules shall be forwarded to the Co-ordinator of
       UKVoting. The members of UKVoting (excluding any who are the
       proponent or otherwise directly affected by the vote) shall
       then be solely responsible for determining whether the vote
       should be voided, restarted, or allowed to continue with or
       without alterations."


The words "votetaker" and "UKVoting" are to be replaced by
"votetaking organisation" if and when the current proposal "Amend
the Voting Procedures (Role of UKVoting)" is accepted.

(iii) Objections to the result

Both Options
~~~~~~~~~~~~

In the existing paragraph 5 in section "The Result", which presently
reads:

      All objections and appeals will be decided by the Committee.
      Their decisions will be posted to uk.net.news.announce.

ADD the words "to the result" after "appeals".


PROPOSAL 2 - "Information required in the ballot"
- -------------------------------------------------

There are two options.

Replace Rule 6 in section "The Vote" with the following:

Option A: Mandatory questions re voter's identity
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      Votes SHALL be explicit answers to the questions as put. They
      SHALL be submitted on the ballot paper in accordance with the
      voting instructions and SHALL include, in addition to the
      actual vote

      i)   The voter's name [as defined below];
      ii)  The voter's email address, which must be valid since the
           votetaker will send email to it, and it is to be
           published in the result;
      iii) Such information as may be requested for the purpose of
           identifying that voter's posts to usenet or,
           alternatively, an affirmation that they do not currently
           post to usenet.

      The votetaker will determine the validity of each vote with
      respect to the voting instructions and MAY seek further
      clarification from the voter. If the votetaker determines that
      a vote is invalid, the votetaker SHOULD so inform the voter as
      specified in section 11.

Option B: Optional questions re voter's identity
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      Votes SHALL be explicit answers to the questions as put. They
      SHALL be submitted on the ballot paper in accordance with the
      voting instructions and SHALL include, in addition to the
      actual vote

      i)   The voter's name [as defined below];
      ii)  The voter's email address, which must be valid since the
           votetaker will send email to it, and it is to be
           published in the result.

      They MAY also include such further information as may be
      requested for the purpose of identifying that voter's posts to
      usenet or, alternatively, an affirmation that they do not
      currently post to usenet.

      The votetaker will determine the validity of each vote with
      respect to the voting instructions and MAY seek further
      clarification from the voter. If the votetaker determines that
      a vote is invalid, the votetaker SHOULD so inform the voter as
      specified in section 11.

The words "[as defined below]" are to be omitted if Proposal 3
fails.


Proposal 3 - "Voters Name"
- --------------------------

There are three options.

Insert the following paragraph at the end of Rule 6 in section "The
Vote" (as possibly modified in Proposal 2):

Option A: Any pseudonym allowed for posters and lurkers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      "The voter's name as submitted on the ballot form SHALL be
      either their real name or a pseudonym (not necessarily one
      previously associated with that voter), provided such
      pseudonym does not appear to have been used with intent to
      deceive."

Option B: Any pseudonym allowed for existing posters only
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      "The voter's name as submitted on the ballot form SHALL be
      either their real name or, if they already post to Usenet, a
      pseudonym (not necessarily one previously associated with that
      voter on Usenet), provided such pseudonym does not appear to
      have been used with intent to deceive."

Option C: Pseudonym to be already well-established on Usenet
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      "The voter's name as submitted on the ballot form SHALL be
      either their real name, or a well-established pseudonym that
      they have previously used when posting to Usenet, provided
      such pseudonym does not appear to have been used with intent
      to deceive."


PROPOSAL 4 - "Multiple Voting"
- ------------------------------

There are two options.

Insert after existing paragraph numbered 4 in section "The Result"
the following new paragraph, and renumber the paragraphs in that
section of the document appropriately:

Option A: Take last vote from fraudulent multivoters
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      "If multiple votes are submitted using a single email
      address, only the last one of those votes received by the
      votetaker within the voting period will be counted, even if
      that email address is used by more than one person. Where it
      is believed that several votes have been submitted by one
      person using multiple email addresses in an attempt to
      bypass these restrictions, those votes SHALL be resolved in
      favour of the last one of those votes received by the
      votetaker within the voting period."

Option B: Reject all votes from fraudulent multivoters
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      "If multiple votes are submitted using a single email
      address, only the last one of those votes received by the
      votetaker within the voting period will be counted, even if
      that email address is used by more than one person. Where it
      is believed that several votes have been submitted by one
      person using multiple email addresses in an attempt to
      bypass these restrictions, those votes SHALL all be
      rejected."

END PROPOSALS

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