As I wrote before, if the laws and bylaws so direct, neutrality should
be votable by abstaining.
Provided the laws permit, an association could tailor its bylaws as its
members choose.
Also see below.
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:51:29 +1100 Dharmadeva wrote:
> So if in a legislature there are 60 me
Robert's Rules is now in its 10th (2000) edition.
DWK
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:55:22 -0500 Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote:
> At 09:28 PM 1/14/2006, PROUT - Progressive Utilisation wrote:
>
>>The context is simply that there are say 60 people in a room - all
present -
>>and all entitled to vote. All ar
As I wrote before, if the laws and bylaws so direct, neutrality should
be votable by abstaining.
Provided the laws permit, an association could tailor its bylaws as its
members choose.
Also see below.
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:51:29 +1100 Dharmadeva wrote:
> So if in a legislature there are 60 me
At 09:28 PM 1/14/2006, PROUT - Progressive Utilisation wrote:
>The context is simply that there are say 60 people in a room - all present -
>and all entitled to vote. All are members of an organisation or association.
>
>30 abstain
>20 vote yes
>10 vote no
>
>I believe as they are all entitled to v
> In the legislatures (parliaments) that I am familiar with, if
> members want to
> abstain from a formal vote count, they have to leave the chamber.
>
> In these formal vote counts (divisions), all those voting one
> way move to one side
> of the chamber, those coting the other way move to the
In the legislatures (parliaments) that I am familiar with, if members want to
abstain from a formal vote count, they have to leave the chamber.
In these formal vote counts (divisions), all those voting one way move to one
side
of the chamber, those coting the other way move to the opposite side.
> PROUT - Progressive Utilisation Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 2:28 AM
> The context is simply that there are say 60 people in a room
> - all present - and all entitled to vote. All are members of
> an organisation or association.
>
> 30 abstain
> 20 vote yes
> 10 vote no
>
> I believe as the
So if in a legislature there are 60 members and 30 abstain and only 20 vote
yes, then the new laws should be considered as passed. Sounds dangerous to
me.
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On Sat, 2006-01-14 at 23:00 -0800, Dave Ketchum wrote:
> Robert's Rules is worth a review, for it discusses various choices and
> explains why some are smarter than others.
>
> Here, with the problem as presented, Robert's recommends ignoring the
> abstentions and declaring a win by the ayes. A
