Voting is easier than ever now with integration with the Web Wallet and Node Wallet. So more people are voting. At least 33% of proposals have passed to date. With the lower price, lower quality of the proposals currently, and over 40 currently operating proposals it's not surprising that more voters are saying "wait".
Some tips on successfully passing a vote: https://forum.smartcash.cc/t/having-difficulty-getting-your-proposal-passed-try-these-7-easy-steps-to-improve-and-try-again/5119/6
Rejected proposals are not the core problem on smartcash. There's a lot of things going wrong and "team members" likes them like this.
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