The Voter-Directed Process for Voters Elected Officials

A Five-Step System for Implementing the Will of the People

Step 1: Join (and Keep Showing Up)

Joining Voter Directed Network is the most important step.

  • Join the platform

  • Become a verified voter

  • Identify yourself as a voter-directed elected official

This is the foundational act of unity. Voters and elected officials must unify within the same transparent system for the process to work.

Special Note on Step One:
After joining and becoming verified, the ongoing responsibility is simple but essential:

Log in at least once per week.

Every statement on the platform is open for discussion and voting for seven days, meaning the entire process can be completed in a single weekly session.
(The system is designed to be accessible and realistic—even though some elected officials may choose to log in daily.)

Step 2: Use the Platform (Learn the Tool)

After joining, elected officials must actively use the platform.

There is a natural learning curve:

  • Understanding platform features

  • Knowing what each button and function does

  • Learning which question format to use and when, including:

    • Yes / No

    • Ranked Choice

    • Multiple Choice

    • Agree / Disagree

This step is about learning how to ask better questions, because better questions produce clearer expressions of the will of the people.

Step 3: Listen (Deeply and Precisely)

Listening is not optional—it is core to the system.

Elected officials must:

  • Read discussion threads carefully

  • Observe voting results honestly

  • Listen issue by issue, not ideologically or emotionally

The goal is precision:

  • What do voters actually want on this issue?

  • Where is there clarity?

  • Where is there uncertainty?

This step transforms political noise into usable democratic signal.

Step 4: Implement (The Most Important Step)

This is the heart of voter-directed democracy.

Once the will of the people is clear, elected officials must implement it.

  • Not reinterpret it

  • Not delay it

  • Not ignore it

Implementation is where real transformation happens—socially, politically, and economically.
Without implementation, participation becomes performative.
With implementation, democracy becomes functional.

Step 5: Feedback (Close the Loop)

The process does not end with implementation.

Voter Directed Network is designed to generate feedback:

  • For smaller issues, feedback may come quickly

  • For larger or systemic changes, feedback may take:

    • One month

    • Six months

    • One year

Elected officials return to voters and clearly report:

  • What was asked

  • What voters said

  • What was implemented

  • What outcomes occurred

Then they ask again:

  • Is this working?

  • Did we go far enough?

  • Did we go too far?

  • What should change next?

Feedback ensures continuous improvement and accountability.

The Five Steps, Simplified

  1. Join (and log in weekly)

  2. Use the platform

  3. Listen to voters

  4. Implement the will of the people

  5. Get Feedback and refine next steps

This is not a theory.
This is an operational democratic system.