[liberationtech] EveryVote Prototype / Advice for Knight Foundation Prototype Grant Applicant?

[Peter Lindener]

Hi
    Mitch-

    I went to your sight's URL and git hub repository....

   I did not dive into your web sight's code....  But I'm wondering if
there is any consideration by way of the algebraic dependencys of Von
Neumann and Morgenstern expected utility
theorem,<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann%E2%80%93Morgenstern_utility_theorem>
it can be proven that a well formed Cardinal Ranked Choice voting
system
is nessisary for all voter's to be consistently represented over the full
space of potential Social Decsion outcomes.

   Does your web sight utilize this kind of Ranked Choice voter prioritized
preference ballot?....   If not, how might your system in any real sense
take into account every voters secondary preferences if they happen not to
win there first?

   There is more to the Social Decision Systems problem, but lets start
with the basics....   without a Social Choice Function's having access to
the entire Cardianl ranked choice preference priorities of each and every
voter, it would be impossible for a voting function to consistently
represent each voter by attempting to maximize the expected personal
utility of each and every voter over the probability space of all possible
outcomes...

   What does it mean when you use the phrase "EveryVote" ?

    -Peter


On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 5:39 PM, Mitch Downey <mitch at everyvote.org> wrote:

> Hi liberationtech,
>
> I'm applying for the Knight Prototype Fund, and I'm new to this stuff. Is
> there anyone here with grant experience who can offer some advice? The
> application is due tomorrow, January 31 before midnight. Even if you send
> advice for the project after the deadline, we'd appreciate the input.
>
> We're requesting funding to finish building the MVP of the open source
> (AGPLv3) EveryVote election and townhall meeting platform. Click the link
> below to check out how EveryVote could help increase voter turnout, connect
> constituents to representatives and candidates, and facilitate debate
> online.
>
> EveryVote Prototype: everyvote.org/prototype
>
> Our intended audience for the Spring 2014 MVP is university student
> organization elections, such as Student Governments, Campus Activities
> Boards, Fraternity Councils, Homecoming King and Queen, and any other
> organization with elections. EveryVote group pages have to be easy enough
> that the Election Commissioners of the student organizations can
> comfortably manage the pages themselves.
>
> Also, EveryVote is dedicated to using international open government data
> standards, and building its software with federation to maximize the
> freedom and convenience of users, and also so EveryVote itself cannot form
> a monopoly over access to public data or public data tools. We'd also like
> to help educate university students about the value and challenges of open
> data standards and network federation.
>
> Please let us know if you have any questions, and thank you for your
> consideration.
>
> Mitch Downey
> contactus {at} everyvote [dot] org
>
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