Toby-
I suspect that option 1 would exacerbate the ballot stuffing problem. If ballot stuffers advertising on Usenet (which is awful!) know exactly what goal they need to reach, then they'll be more motivated.
Maybe. But ballot stuffing isn't our only problem and there are reasonable ways to detect it. Sysops not having clear directions what to do is the other problem. Some delete when there is a 2/3 majority, some do not delete when the author of the page protests. It is absolutely important that everyone can follow the same standard, and I think the most reasonable course of action is for Jimbo to set such a standard.
Regards,
Erik