I didn't bother voting since it was quite obvious to me that the merger proposal will win. I have suspected from the start that those who are in the merger proposal are going to win this and make it look like a "fair" voting.

They were the people communicating with Steem Inc about making a foundation even before the broader community learned about it.

There was only two choices. The other three were impractical. And the second choice appeared to lack specifics about implementation. Which left only one choice. All in all, it sounded like a controlled election to me.