Will it help, if the order of casting votes will be fixed in a rulebook?

elotar wrote:

As I see there is some work going on to fix the rulebook. Guys don't want to introduce fundamental changes and even lolz ones (make first strike work against combat ends/dodges, turn life of allyes into blood e t.s.) but there is, I think, one aspect which can be fixed without breaking any "sacred oathes" - referendums.

Main goal is to reduce time, which takes for referendum to resolve when there are several partisipants. Obviously it can be "worked around" by putting negotiations before actually casting the votes, but structure will give players "in the end of queue" option to force guys in the beginning to make desicion.

So the proposed order for succesful political action is:
1. setting the terms
2. playing "before votes are cast" cards
3. casting votes:
Metusela has at once choose for each his sorce of the votes is it for/against or abstains in following order:
- acting
- his prey
- predator
- grandpray
- grandpredator
4. playing "during the referendum" cards
5. counting votes/resolving the referendum
6. cards that depend on the outcome of a referendum may be played

I may try to do this at our local games to see how it'll go, but it's, obviously, not a representative field.

And what society thinks about this?