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Hmmm, somewhat different than an election voting.

With proof of stake, a staker eventually gets an opportunity to follow the validation rules and put some transactions in a block. If they don't properly follow the rules, they will get slashed. If they don't submit a block when it is their turn, they will get gently slashed.

In proof of work it is a free-for-all with whoever has the most hashing power winning block submission more frequently. If they submit a block that doesn't follow the validation rules they keep all of their (physical silicon) hashing power and the block is ignored.



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