Direct Democracy

Overview

Direct democracy is a governing system where the individual votes directly on issues that affect them, such as changes to an online platform or laws of a jurisdiction.

Fluid delegation

One of the main arguments against direct democracy is the amount of work or expertise needed to vote on each issue, this can be countered by allowing for delegation.

With fluid delegation a person's delegation could be retracted or changed at any time, and given to any other valid voter.

Delegation could be extended to allow a voter to split their delegation to different people depending on the categorization of issues.

Weighted voting

In a community such as an online platform it might not make sense to allow all users to have the same weight, metrics such as time on the platform or activity could adjust a voters weight when tallied.

What gets voted on

The level of detail that people should be expected to vote on can be determined by the community, however moral decisions should normally be voted on.

When does an issue go to vote

Anyone can create an issue to be voted on and others register support, once a quorum (minimum number) of supporters is reached the issue becomes a binding vote.