[tor-bugs] #22079 [Community]: Community governance documents

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#22079: Community governance documents
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 Reporter:  alison     |          Owner:  alison
     Type:  project    |         Status:  new
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Comment (by karsten):

 Here's another suggestion for the voting policy. I suggest we replace:

 {{{
 * The secretary cannot cast a vote. However, in the case of a tie
   they act as the tie breaker.
 }}}

 with:

 {{{
 * The secretary can cast a vote, if they wish to, by sending it to
   the proposer before starting the vote for everyone.
 }}}

 The main reason for this change is that whenever there's a tie and the
 secretary acts as tie breaker, the secretary's vote will not be secret as
 opposed to all other votes. Because, if the secretary voted and there's a
 vote result that was decided by a single vote, that's the secretary's
 vote.

 If we make this change, we won't be able to resolve ties anymore. If two
 or more proposal receive the exact same number of votes, none of them
 wins.

 The requirement to send the vote to the proposer before starting the vote
 ensures that the secretary cannot change their opinion in the middle of
 the vote. Of course, the proposer would have to keep the secretary's vote
 secret as much as the secretary has to keep all other votes secret.

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