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Exactly. And the servers should also be hosted by the witness himself/herself or somebody in the team.

That is a no-brainer. I'd be stunned to hear it was otherwise...is it otherwise?

It is otherwise. :) There is a large witness that rolls out witness servers for other witnesses.

steem power inequality asides, it's everyone's imperative to vote for witnesses that they feel is best suited for the job.

the voting mechanism should be more transparent within the steem website. it has been 4 month that I am using steem and I still don't know how and where to vote....

thanks! was about to link there too.