[VOTE] Rules for quorum and majorities

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2006-07-28 10:25am

Proposed that the following be added to Rule 5 (Thumbs up, thumbs down):

Types of Votes
Different votes will require different majorities and a different number of votes for a quorum to be considered. As such there are three categories into which votes may fall:

Category A:
Board Policies/Senate Rules/Bannings/Usergroups

Category B
Titling/Lesser Offenses/Resolutions

Category C
Election to the Senate

Quorum
Category A votes required a quorum of 50% of eligible voters. Category B and C require a quorum of 40% of eligible votes.

Majorities
Category A votes will require a 60% majority voting in favor for the resolution to pass. Category B requires a simple majority of votes in favor. Category C requires a plurality of votes.

Option to Abstain
In both Category A and B votes and option to "abstain" should be given. An abstain vote counts towards achievement of a quorum but will not be counted either towards the affirmative or the negative.

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*Note, this poll will be conducted according to its own rules so if it fails to acheive a 50% quorum or a 60% supermajority then it shall fail itself.*
*This poll will run for 2 weeks which is about the same length of time we debated the issue and should give everyone the chance to votes.*

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-07-28 12:09pm

Sounds good to me.

Post by **Surlethe** » 2006-07-28 12:10pm

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2006-07-28 12:42pm

Post by **Zaia** » 2006-07-28 04:20pm

Sounds good.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2006-07-28 04:50pm

Sonnenburg · Post by **Sonnenburg** » 2006-07-28 05:24pm

Post by **Dalton** » 2006-07-28 05:34pm

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2006-07-28 07:55pm

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2006-07-28 08:13pm

Post by **Coyote** » 2006-07-31 02:21pm

Mad · Post by **Mad** » 2006-07-31 03:46pm

Okay.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2006-07-31 05:18pm

Yes, of course.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2006-07-31 05:22pm

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2006-07-31 11:11pm

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2006-08-01 03:03am

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2006-08-04 03:54am

Just over a week left and we are still just a tad shy on a Quorum unless I am mistaken.

seanrobertson · Post by **seanrobertson** » 2006-08-04 09:10am

Amen.

Post by **Surlethe** » 2006-08-04 12:40pm

CmdrWilkens wrote:Just over a week left and we are still just a tad shy on a Quorum unless I am mistaken.

52*0.5 = 26. We still need two more votes, if I recall the number of Senators correctly.

Post by **Edi** » 2006-08-04 01:55pm

I've voted "Aye" on this.

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2006-08-11 01:54am

Well unless the math is off we now have a quorum and today should be your last chance to vote if you have not done so already.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2006-08-11 02:07am

You know, something is bothering me about this. We have something like 50 people eligible to vote in the Senate and we could only muster 26 of them for a very important vote on the Senate's own bylaws. Where is everybody? I know we're going to have a good number of people who can't make any given vote for any number of reasons, but almost half the Senate? Is everyone on vacation or something?

Post by **Surlethe** » 2006-08-11 10:28am

RedImperator wrote:You know, something is bothering me about this. We have something like 50 people eligible to vote in the Senate and we could only muster 26 of them for a very important vote on the Senate's own bylaws. Where is everybody? I know we're going to have a good number of people who can't make any given vote for any number of reasons, but almost half the Senate? Is everyone on vacation or something?

Actually, I've recently received a suggestion regarding the creation of a post called the Senate Whip, a Senator who PMs the other Senators and mods to remind them to vote. I'll start a new thread on that now.

Mad · Post by **Mad** » 2006-08-11 01:44pm

RedImperator wrote:You know, something is bothering me about this. We have something like 50 people eligible to vote in the Senate and we could only muster 26 of them for a very important vote on the Senate's own bylaws. Where is everybody? I know we're going to have a good number of people who can't make any given vote for any number of reasons, but almost half the Senate? Is everyone on vacation or something?

A good number of polls have been under 26 votes so far. We may need to lower the quorum requirements for the categories if turnouts like this continue.

Kuroneko · Post by **Kuroneko** » 2006-08-11 05:59pm

Not voting seems like an effective method of defeating a popular proposal, more so than voting no. There's definitely something wrong with such a situation.

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