# kaal:claim:4529715-018

**Claim.** One person one vote governance carries the risk of majority tyranny, in which the majority imposes its will on minority groups, and it is unsuited to decisions requiring specialized knowledge.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- one person one vote model

**Source quote.**

> However, one person one vote governance also has some limitations and challenges, such as the potential for majority tyranny, where the majority can impose their will on minority groups.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, Josh Bykowski, *Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) – A Market Meta Analysis* (2023), DAO Governance Standards, page 12

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Josh Bykowski, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) – A Market Meta Analysis (2023). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4529715

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**Failure mode.** majority-tyranny  (family: governance-participation-collapse)

**Topics.** dao, governance-design

**Keywords.** dao, one-person-one-vote, majority-tyranny, voting-models

**Related claims.**

- restated_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5254152-001
- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782210-033

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