Prototyping the Whole of E-DemocracyIn prototyping the whole of e-democracy we aim to develop all essential facilities and core competences, in order to produce a first functional toolset. Although other toolsets have been developed in the past, none of them was ever functional for purposes of e-democracy, because none of them met the overall requirements. Mark Murphy was perhaps the first to address the overall requirements in his “killer app” essay,[1] and the present plan attempts to address them practice. VotorolaV_cf6d055e-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2aVotorola is software for building consensus and reaching decisions in public. Installed in a local town or region, nationwide or worldwide, it functions both as a primary electoral system for nominating candidates, and a primary rule-making system for voting up laws, plans and policies. The technical backbone is a peer-to-peer voting mechanism that allows for recursive delegation and continuous vote shifting. This core-component is designed to be easily interfaceable with other components like discussionboards, collaborative drafting media, authentication tools, statitistic analysis tools etc. A voter list authentication through a neighbourhood trust network is already build in. http://u.zelea.com/w/User:ThomasvonderElbe_GmxDe/G/p/vohallMichael AllanI develop software for Votorola, and I administer the reference server and this wiki. For contact details and other information, please visit my personal site at http://zelea.com/.Thomas von der ElbeI function as a project coordinator for Votorola. Any help in this field would be very much appreciated._cf6d0d6a-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2aTo plan the development of facilities and procedures in support of free-range voting._cf6d0e96-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2aPollserversDeploy the essential voting facilities in one or more pollservers. _cf6d0f72-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a1Online voting is the "e" in e-democracy. Pollservers are required in order to formalize consensus, which is the only legitimate basis for a democracy.Centralize_cf6d101c-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a1.1Multiple AreasAllow multiple areas (cities, states) per pollserver (PS)._cf6d1094-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a1.1.1Area and District ConfigurationMove area and district configuration out to the pollwiki (PW), where the users can take charge of it. _cf6d1116-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a1.1.2Unlimited PollsUnlimited polls, configured in pollwiki_cf6d118e-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a1.2Poll ConfigurationMove poll configuration out to the wiki. _cf6d1210-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a1.2.1Ad Hoc PollingAllow for ad hoc construction, where the poll is created by the first vote. _cf6d12c4-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a1.2.2Residential RegistryImplement authentication via a residential registry._cf6d1350-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2Registries are for authenticating votes. Authentication is required because unauthenticated votes are worse than no votes at all; they cast doubt on the practice of democracy as a whole. A residential registry implements just one type of authentication that may co-exist alongside others. For a first implementation, however, a residential registry has advantages.[2] PrototypePrototype the residential registry, including streetwiki (SW) and trustserver (TS)._cf6d13d2-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.1Polling IntegrationIntegrate these with the central polling facilities. _cf6d145e-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.1.1http://metagovernment.org/wiki/Streetwiki Voter ListCompile a voter list. _cf6d14e0-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.2Area ListingsCompile a registration list for each area._cf6d156c-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.2.1Have the trust server (TS) compile a separate registration list per Streetwiki (SW) area (city, local region), and post it openly. List AggregationAggregate the registration lists._cf6d15f8-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.2.2Have each poll server (PS) aggregate the registration lists (residential from TS, member rolls from various organizations) into a single voter list that combines all properties (residential, organizational) that are required for its particular polls. http://u.zelea.com/w/User:Mike-ZeleaCom/G/p/edor DivisionsEnforce eligibility based on divisions._cf6d1684-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.3Local DivisionsAdd local divisions as explicit registration properties in SW user pages._cf6d1710-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.3.1For example, the user specifies all local electoral districts in which she is resident. Other DivisionsAdd other divisions as implicit registration properties._cf6d179c-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.3.2The pollserver deduces these when compiling its voter list, based on the location of the registrant's SW.TrustEnforce eligibility based on trust._cf6d1828-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.4TracingTrace the trust network across all areas and set trust levels as registration properties._cf6d18be-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.4.1Have TS trace the trust network across all areas, and set trust levels as registration properties. Ranges of trust extension (person to person) are unlimited at first (across continents and oceans). Later, as the network condenses and strengthens, the ranges will be tightened (ultimately down to neighbourhood scales). Minimal LevelsSet minimal trust levels in PW divisions, and apply these during PS counts._cf6d1954-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.4.2PolicingEnable users to police the registry._cf6d19f4-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.5Trust LinkagesInterlink user pages on lines of trust, so users can trace trust to its sources._cf6d1a8a-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.5.1(Who trusts this registrant? Who trusts the trusters?) LayoutPrototype the layout of the streetwiki ways, neighbourhoods and so forth, so users can navigate trust in a residential context. _cf6d1b2a-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a2.5.2(Who is trusted on my street? Do any sock puppets claim to reside in my neighbourhood?) Free-range VotingEmpower users to wander freely between poll servers._cf6d1bca-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a3Voters must not be fenced in by competing facilities. They are neither cattle nor consumers. If their inherent potential for consensus (and dissensus) is arbitrarily constrained or split by non-political competition, then it will never be realized. Without the potential of consensus, democracy itself fails.Vote SharingShare votes with the first non-Votorola pollserver (voting site or tool) to hook into the common architecture._cf6d1c6a-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a3.1Wait for the first non-Votorola pollserver (voting site or tool) to hook into the common architecture. Share votes with it. Let the users try it out and wander freely between the servers. http://u.zelea.com/w/User:ThomasvonderElbe_GmxDe/Vote_mirroring http://u.zelea.com/w/User:Mike-ZeleaCom/Opening_an_architecture#Free-range_voting Discussion MediaInterface with discussion media._cf6d1d14-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a4Communities of practice are not portable. The tools of e-democracy must reach out to people wherever they are already engaged with each other, which means via their existing lines of communication. Difference BridgeCode a bare-bones difference bridge._cf6d1dbe-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a4.1InterfaceExplore and develop the interface with discussion media._cf6d1e68-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a4.2http://u.zelea.com/w/User:Mike-ZeleaCom/p/de Archiving and Verification[Provide] data archiving and verification facilities._cf6d1f1c-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a5Verification is required, because unverified results are worse than no results at all. They cast doubt on the practice of democracy as a whole. Record all vote shifts in the database, not just the lastest vote dispositions. Re-implement the snapshot export interface, moving it from the filebase to the database.VerificationAllow for independent verification of poll results, based on static snapshots of vote, configuration and other input data. _cf6d1fc6-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a5.1Distributed ArchitectureHelp each area go independent with its own wiki and servers. _cf6d2084-6226-11df-94b7-793f7a64ea2a6Democracy is a decentered thing. It exists in the peripheries, because that's where the people are. If the facilities are not likewise distributed, then they are not facilities of democracy. Wait for the first area to request separation from the central site. Help it go independent with its own wiki and servers. If it's a local area with a streetwiki, then subscribe to its registration lists from the central pollserver. The local registrants may then vote everywhere.2010-05-17http://u.zelea.com/w/User:Mike-ZeleaCom/G/p/frvpOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net