Can a vote be stacked by an organised lobby group?
The integrity of the polls is paramount. We are taking steps to ensure that it would be difficult for an organised group to hijack a poll. The SOL executive will consider the effect that significant, biased and inaccurate campaigns run by organised groups might have on SOL’s on-line polling. The executive will also consider computer analysis of SOL’s polled votes if any unusual activity or voting patterns surrounding a vote is reported. Bills not of national significance will probably poll less than the minimum 100,000 votes that SOL’s constitution requires to determine a party majority view. When less than 100,000 votes are polled, the SOL executive, including senators, will determine if a clear majority view is reached. SOL expects that issues of national significance will result in large numbers of votes, especially given the extensive access to the Internet and because it will be easy to register as a poll member and vote. With a 70% threshold for a majority vote and polling number
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