Looks to me as though they're trying to get rid of the sub. In the past, they have made a decision on removing mods of subs and putting new ones in without too much user interaction, and they have never directly asked if a sub should be left to rot before.
The fact that the conversation can not be had without it being anon says a lot about the decline of Voat's community.
Apples and oranges my friend. You're talking about a global super power's political election. This submission is talking about a right winged general aggregate site deciding with what to do about their /v/niggers subverse after it slipped through their fingers. When it comes to the latter, anyone, including all of their sock puppets can give the illusion of mass opinion in one direction or another VERY easily. When it comes to the former, you must provide state ID to receive a ballot in which to vote, thus protecting the legitimacy of the process.
Because of just that. They have to have it anonymized in order to illicit real responses and opinions while trying quell any brigading or attacks that those opinions would illicit themselves.