Voting

Voting in OMXUS is direct, proximity-weighted, and cryptographically verified. No representatives. You vote on issues that affect you, and your vote counts more the closer you are to the issue.

How It Works

Proposal Submission

Any token holder can submit a proposal:

Draft your proposal
Submit through the app
Proposal enters endorsement phase

Endorsement

Proposals need minimum endorsement to proceed:

Other token holders can endorse
Threshold varies by scope (neighborhood vs national)
Endorsed proposals enter voting phase

Voting Window

Each proposal has a defined voting window:

Duration proportional to scope
Local issues: days
Regional issues: weeks
National issues: months

Vote Types

OMXUS supports multiple expression types:

Type	Description
Binary	Yes/No
Ranked choice	Order preferences
Quadratic	Strength of preference (costs more to express strong preference)
Approval	Select all acceptable options

Proximity Weighting

The Principle

Those most affected by decisions have the strongest voice.

How It Works

Your vote weight depends on proximity:

Geographic: Live near the affected area = more weight
Social: Connected to affected people = more weight
Domain: Expertise in the relevant area = more weight

The Formula

Influence decreases with the square of distance:

Weight = 1 / (distance)^2

This ensures:

Local people dominate local decisions
Everyone can still participate
Expertise is recognized
Universal participation is preserved

Example

A proposal to build a park in Melbourne:

Melbourne residents: Full weight
Victorian residents: Reduced weight
Other Australians: Minimal weight (but still counted)

Everyone can vote, but those who will live with the park have the strongest say.

What Votes CAN Do

Decide where to build a park
Set community resource allocation
Establish shared infrastructure priorities
Determine collective spending
Set policy on shared resources

What Votes CANNOT Do

Restrict what you consume
Mandate beliefs or associations
Punish individual choices
Surveil without consent
Affect individual freedom

Collective decisions govern collective resources. No vote can constrain what you do with your own body, time, relationships, or property.

Technical Implementation

Cryptographic Verification

Every vote is:

Signed by your ring
Encrypted (individual choice hidden)
Aggregated with others
Verified on-chain

Privacy

Your vote choice is secret
That you voted is public
Aggregate tallies are transparent
No one can see how you specifically voted

Aggregation

Votes aggregate hierarchically:

Block level
Neighborhood level
District level
Regional level
State level
National level

Each level signs the aggregation before passing up.

Quorum Requirements

Scope	Affected Population	Quorum Required
Block	~100 people	20%
Neighborhood	~1,000 people	15%
District	~10,000 people	10%
Regional	~100,000 people	8%
State	~3,000,000 people	5%
National	~30,000,000 people	3%

Voting on the App

Finding Proposals

The app shows you:

Proposals in your area (highest weight)
Proposals you’re qualified to vote on
Proposals others have shared with you
National proposals (everyone can vote)

Making Your Choice

Open the proposal
Read the details
See discussion and arguments
Make your choice
Tap your ring to sign
Vote is submitted

Seeing Results

After voting closes:

Aggregate results are published
Your vote is confirmed (you can verify it was counted)
Decision is recorded
Implementation begins (if approved)

Connection to Direct Democracy

Representative democracy emerged from communication constraints: citizens could not practically participate in every decision, so they delegated authority to representatives.

These constraints no longer exist.

Digital infrastructure enables real-time, large-scale coordination. OMXUS eliminates the politician as a role. Policy decisions are made directly by affected participants. Technical implementation is delegated to domain experts who are accountable to direct democratic oversight, not electoral cycles.