Quadratic voting with sortition

Abstract

In order to address the issue of uninformed votes in elections, the paper proposes a combination of quadratic voting with sortition. Sortition is a method of selecting a representative subset of participants to vote, giving each participant a larger chance of influencing the result. By allowing individuals with stronger preferences to use their votes to have a greater impact, this approach aims to incentivize voters to deeply engage with the issues and make informed decisions. The paper explores three different schemes for combining quadratic voting and sortition, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. The author argues that sortition can help to mitigate the influence of random noise and ensure that a broad range of preferences is represented in the final outcome. – AI-generated abstract.