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> That said, I really don't like the process of asset voting -
which seems <br>
> like a separate idea than proxies. This is because it
takes control away <br>
> from the voter in much the same way party lists do
except that each <br>
> candidate is effectively a "party". It sounds
like an interesting system, <br>
> but one that would only be useful in
special cases. <br>
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It doesn't really take that away.<br>
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You are assuming that each voter picks a candidate who has a chance of <br>
winning. In an asset voting election, there will (should) be candidates<br>
who intend to negotiate on your behalf and are unlikely to actually<br>
get elected.<br>
<br>
For example, you vote for someone you trust and he gets say 50 votes. <br>
However, a seat requires 500 votes. The proxy/candidate you voted for <br>
goes to the meeting and finds a candidate who you will like and gives him<br>
the 50 votes in exchange for the candidate trying to get something<br>
done that you want. (or maybe he convinces enough others that he would<br>
be a good candidate)<br>
<br>
One issue with asset voting is that there is no recall option, which means<br>
it can run into the party list problem where votes seem to be dropped in a <br>
bottomless pit. Asset gets even closer to proxy if the votes are redistributed <br>
every say 3 months even if the election timescale is much longer.<br>
<br>
So the procedure would be:<br>
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Election is held, say once a year to allocate votes to proxies<br>
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Every month a meeting is held and the proxies can allocate their <br>
votes to anyone they want (the votes of a proxy who is not present<br>
remain with the candidate he allocated them to in the previous <br>
meeting, if any). There is a set number of votes required for a <br>
candidate to get a seat.<br>
<br>
The winners at the meeting become the peer assembly.<br>
<br>
This means that your friend with 50 votes can withdraw them<br>
from the person he allocated them to at the subsequent meeting<br>
if that person lied about what he was planning to do.<br>
<br>
It formalises a 2 stage proxy system. Each student talks to the <br>
person (proxy) they voted for and that person talks to all the <br>
candidates and finds one that is a good use for the vote.<br>
<br>
It also gets the stability/simplicity of a peer assembly for actual debates.<br>
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<div style="clear: both;">Raphfrk<br>
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Interesting site<br>
"what if anyone could modify the laws"<br>
<br>
www.wikocracy.com</div>
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