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protocol-droid/seeds/sociocratic-election-by-consent.yaml
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id: sociocratic-election-by-consent
title: Sociocratic Election by Consent
description: >-
A sociocratic method for selecting people to roles through consent rather
than majority vote. Developed in the Netherlands by Gerard Endenburg from
earlier Quaker-influenced sociocratic work.
source: Sociocracy for All
source_url: https://www.sociocracyforall.org/
tags: [sociocracy, election, consent, governance]
forked_from: null
image: null
steps:
- headline: Define the role
description: >-
The group defines the function, term, and tasks of the role to be
filled, written so all share the same understanding.
- headline: Nominate by discussion
description: >-
Members discuss who might fill the role, nominating others and
themselves, and explaining their reasoning for each suggestion.
- headline: Candidate consents
description: >-
The person proposed is asked whether they can serve; they may accept,
decline, or ask for changes to the role's scope or support.
- headline: Test for consent
description: >-
The facilitator asks whether anyone has a reasoned objection to the
candidate serving in the role. Objections are addressed until none
remain.
- headline: Confirm
description: >-
The election is confirmed by consent; the role definition and any
agreed changes are recorded.
outcome: >-
A person is selected to a role with the consent of the group and the
candidate, and the role itself has been clarified.
practice: >-
Nominations are not votes — discussion of why someone is suited is the
point. Allow the candidate to negotiate the role; elections that ignore
the candidate's consent produce poor results.