This is a fascinating topic. I have found that my vote for the majority of GA proposals go counter-TSP (that's just my nat-sov leanings coming out, usually) and so I have greatly appreciated having an "increased voice" by being able to vote through OWL ahead of time. Just last week, I finally figured out how to get automatically notified for each proposal coming to vote. It's possible I am extremely dense and missed all the associated dispatches, but it wasn't at all obvious or easy to figure out how to get auto-notified when a proposal was incoming. I'm going to be saying some possibly controversial things in the next paragraph, so please give me the benefit of the doubt that I'm not a horrible person!
I have long had the thought that a lot of the individual GA votes are what we might call "low information votes", someone that isn't particularly aware of the debate and/or implications surrounding the proposal at vote, but votes because the title sounds nice. There's a reason I read the whole proposal top to bottom, then read the drafting thread to understand the thought process and intent behind proposal creation. I do not at all want to deny any citizen's vote and voice, but I also feel it is not inappropriate for the delegate's vote to be more heavily weighted by a smaller body of informed and engaged citizens. Especially, as has been mentioned above, the early voting period is crucial to any proposal's chance of success and so I appreciate the fact that we as a region want to use our delegate votes to exert as much influence as possible.
All of this to say, I think we should continue with the onsite voting through OWL, but I also believe we should publicise it far more. Let's put together an information campaign and invite everyone to be a part of this crucial ministry that helps our region continue to have have a positive, inspiring and benevolent impact on our world! (And let's also make it very obvious how one can be auto-notified of any new proposals on the table. Again, maybe I'm super dense, but it took me a while...) Let's make it clear we want everyone to be involved. =) Definitely don't want to shut any voices down.
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