Whose will do delegated votes follow?
2031The near futureDeadline · 80 days until the participatory budgeting vote
An extension of it
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The question to decide
Delegating votes to AI increased participation by citizens short on time, but delegation concentrated on a single vendor, and choices varied with the wording of agenda items. In participatory budgeting, what confirmation and limits are needed when handing over votes, so that the convenience of delegation and citizens' actual intentions are both protected?
Who decidesCitizens' Charter Assembly on Participation
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The options
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The situation as it stands
Citizens can enter preference answers to automatically delegate their votes on multiple agenda items. Decision deadline: 80 days until the participatory budgeting vote.
A fictional union of local autonomous governments
- Premise 1Citizens can enter preference answers to automatically delegate their votes on multiple agenda items.
- Premise 2Participation by time-poor citizens has increased, but the same vendor handles most of the delegations.
- Premise 3There are cases in which a small difference in agenda wording changed the choice of agent.
Where it holdsDecide the delegation voting method for participatory budgeting. The national election system may not be changed.
What is still unknown
- Unknown 1The extent to which preference answers match actual intent on agenda items
- Unknown 2The change in political influence among non-users
Signals to decide again
- Decide what observation, responsible staff, and confirmation screen would verify "the extent to which preference answers match actual intent on agenda items," and re-judge if new verification changes the tradeoffs of the options.
- Decide what observation, responsible staff, and confirmation screen would verify "the change in political influence among non-users," and re-judge if new verification changes the tradeoffs of the options.
Where the paths partNot answers — paths that part from the same starting point
It is revealed that two major vendors use the same policy materials.
A civic group proposes tools that support public delegation records and easy withdrawal.
Material and rootsThe frame, the values and the background documents
Which is the basis of representation: expertise, majority, or random selection?
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