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Post by Munditenens Tresplet on Aug 18, 2014 12:25:15 GMT -6
Resent my ballot. Can I get a confirmation that my ballot was received?
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Post by Iustì Carlüs Canun on Aug 18, 2014 12:59:07 GMT -6
Well, maybe not acceptable, more like accepted, but as far as I know "party tickets" are often used in the US (and Australia as well, though I might be wrong on this) and have always been used in Talossa. In the US, you can check a box at the top of the ballot that lets you vote for either all Republican candidates or all Democratic candidates, but I don't think it locks you into their opinion on the constitutional amendments and stuff.
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Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN
Seneschal
the new Jim Hacker
Posts: 6,635
Talossan Since: 6-25-2004
Dame Since: 9-8-2012
Motto: Expulseascâ, reveneascâ
Baron Since: Feudal titles are for gimps
Duke Since: Feudal titles are for gimps
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Post by Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN on Aug 18, 2014 13:23:09 GMT -6
Well, maybe not acceptable, more like accepted, but as far as I know "party tickets" are often used in the US (and Australia as well, though I might be wrong on this) In Australia, they use a "compulsory preferencing" form of Single Transferable Vote to elect the Senate. That is, a valid vote must rank every candidate on the ballot paper in order of preference. Since there are something like 50-60 candidates for the 6 Senate seats elected from each state at a normal election, this is stupidly complicated. The solution to this is to vote "above the line" - to tick the box for "Fill out my preferences in the order specified by this party". Unsurprisingly, more than 95% of Senate votes are cast this way. Which has led to some very, very perverse effects, since the various parties do dirty deals with one another for preference rankings. This has led to tiny, tiny minority parties who get no more than a thousand or so votes getting a Senator, because it so happens that the major parties both preferenced them ahead of their rivals. In short: it's a garbage system which distorts Australian democracy. Much better to go for Irish-style STV, where you only have to make a (1) vote (first preference) for your vote to be valid. In any case, there is no provision on the Ballot Paper in Talossa for a "straight party line vote". If there was, the ZRT would have put out a very strong formal recommendation to vote PËR on the Constitutional Amendment.
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Lüc da Schir
Senator for Benito
If Italy wins a Six Nations match I will join the Zouaves
Posts: 4,125
Talossan Since: 3-21-2012
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Post by Lüc da Schir on Aug 18, 2014 13:52:14 GMT -6
Well, maybe not acceptable, more like accepted, but as far as I know "party tickets" are often used in the US (and Australia as well, though I might be wrong on this) and have always been used in Talossa. In the US, you can check a box at the top of the ballot that lets you vote for either all Republican candidates or all Democratic candidates, but I don't think it locks you into their opinion on the constitutional amendments and stuff. Thanks for clarifying!
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Lüc da Schir
Senator for Benito
If Italy wins a Six Nations match I will join the Zouaves
Posts: 4,125
Talossan Since: 3-21-2012
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Post by Lüc da Schir on Aug 18, 2014 14:05:11 GMT -6
Well, maybe not acceptable, more like accepted, but as far as I know "party tickets" are often used in the US (and Australia as well, though I might be wrong on this) In Australia, they use a "compulsory preferencing" form of Single Transferable Vote to elect the Senate. That is, a valid vote must rank every candidate on the ballot paper in order of preference. Since there are something like 50-60 candidates for the 6 Senate seats elected from each state at a normal election, this is stupidly complicated. Thanks, I think I read an article on BBC News a couple of months ago, and the concept of "party ticket" stuck in my mind, but of course I forgot that they had such a long list of candidates to rank - definitely something different from Benito or Fiovâ's lists of senatorial candidates... I do agree with you that Ireland's voting method is way better - btw, voting is compulsory in Australia, and not even North Korea compels its citizens to vote (or at least, that's what they say...)
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Post by Marti-Pair Furxheir S.H. on Aug 18, 2014 14:09:04 GMT -6
Resent my ballot. Can I get a confirmation that my ballot was received? I just entered it, you should have received your ballot.
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Sir C. M. Siervicül
Posts: 9,636
Talossan Since: 8-13-2005
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Motto: Nonnisi Deo serviendum
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Post by Sir C. M. Siervicül on Aug 18, 2014 14:22:46 GMT -6
As for now, there are 40 valid ballots entered out of approximatly 202 citizens allowed to vote. M-P, In the voting thread you mention not having Aladna's e-mail address. How many other citizens have no e-mail address on record with the SoS? Have you been doing anything to try to find a way to inform these citizens that an election is going on?
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Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN
Seneschal
the new Jim Hacker
Posts: 6,635
Talossan Since: 6-25-2004
Dame Since: 9-8-2012
Motto: Expulseascâ, reveneascâ
Baron Since: Feudal titles are for gimps
Duke Since: Feudal titles are for gimps
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Post by Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN on Aug 18, 2014 15:00:37 GMT -6
From my own look at the list of party emails, I noticed that cxhn. da Biondeu didn't have an email registered in the database - but that's okay, I informed him myself.
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Post by M.T. Patritz da Biondeu on Aug 18, 2014 19:34:31 GMT -6
I have not received my ballot. My email address is dabiondeu@gmail.com
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Post by Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h on Aug 18, 2014 23:29:55 GMT -6
The Ballot itself and voting:
I agree with AD: The ballot is as clear and sharp as it can be. Voting is very easy, and MP has done a brilliant job.
As for RZ12, it will doubtless pass, and when it does, it will be the end of an era. Three Strikes has been a fixture in Talossa since maybe the adoption of the OrgLaw in 1997 - not sure on that.
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Post by Marti-Pair Furxheir S.H. on Aug 19, 2014 3:58:23 GMT -6
I have not received my ballot. My email address is dabiondeu@gmail.com I have added your email address and resent you your ballot.
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Post by Marti-Pair Furxheir S.H. on Aug 19, 2014 3:59:21 GMT -6
As for now, there are 40 valid ballots entered out of approximatly 202 citizens allowed to vote. M-P, In the voting thread you mention not having Aladna's e-mail address. How many other citizens have no e-mail address on record with the SoS? Have you been doing anything to try to find a way to inform these citizens that an election is going on? She is now the only active citizen for which I do not have an email address.
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Sir C. M. Siervicül
Posts: 9,636
Talossan Since: 8-13-2005
Knight Since: 7-28-2007
Motto: Nonnisi Deo serviendum
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Post by Sir C. M. Siervicül on Aug 19, 2014 4:08:54 GMT -6
She is now the only active citizen for which I do not have an email address. That's good to know! Can you tell us how many citizens' email addresses gave undeliverable responses?
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Post by C. Carlüs Xheraltescù on Aug 19, 2014 4:18:06 GMT -6
Have the relevant people started validating the votes which have been cast secretly? Because they should, or we'll end up with the same scenario as last time.
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Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN
Seneschal
the new Jim Hacker
Posts: 6,635
Talossan Since: 6-25-2004
Dame Since: 9-8-2012
Motto: Expulseascâ, reveneascâ
Baron Since: Feudal titles are for gimps
Duke Since: Feudal titles are for gimps
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Post by Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN on Aug 19, 2014 4:26:30 GMT -6
Can I mention that I sent campaign emails to about 80% of citizens (skipping known activists from other parties and people who had specifically requested no campaign emails), and I only got one bounce back, from Xhenefeir Alvasala of M-M province.
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