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echo: fidonews
to: DAVID DRUMMOND
from: TERRY ROATI
date: 2019-11-18 19:08:00
subject: RE: Policy change

Hi david.

On Nov 18, 2019 04:58pm, David Drummond wrote to Terry Roati:

 DD> Isn't it written somewhere that things can only be changed by a
 DD> majority vote of ALL?

 Policy 4

8.6  Decision of vote

A Policy amendment is considered in force if, at the end of the balloting
period, it has received a majority of the votes cast.  For example, if there
were 350 eligible voters, 100 of which cast a vote, then at least 51 affirma-
tive votes would be required to declare the amendment in force.

In the case of multiple policy changes which are considered on the same
ballot, a version must receive more than 50% of the votes cast to be consid-
ered ratified.  "Abstain" is a valid vote in this case, effectively being a
vote for not changing the current policy as it simply increases the number of
votes required to ratify the proposed change.

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I interperate this based om the first paragraph, if the vote is on a new
policy it only requires a majority.



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