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Re: Updating BCP 10 -- some minor bits

2015-01-09 13:01:23
At 01:34 PM 1/9/2015, Michael Richardson wrote:
4) Quorum says:
  > Only voting volunteers vote on a candidate selection.  For a
  > candidate selection vote, a quorum is comprised of at least seven of
  > the voting volunteers.

  If a voting member is recalled, it would be nice if the quorum became
  six. It is also unclear if a voting volunteer refuses to cast a ballot,
  how things are to be counted.


Why?  With a quorum of 6, you still need 4 (a majority) to nominate a 
candidate, the same number as if the quorum were 7.  And with 1 member 
recalled, you still have a group of 9 - which reduces the number of yes votes 
needed to 5 if everyone shows up.

Hmm.

Instead - "The chair shall establish a date and time to complete a vote on a 
specific candidate.  A candidate is selected if 6 voting members vote yes or no 
objection and at least three members vote yes by expiration of that date and 
time, otherwise the candidate is rejected."   Requiring a quorum actually makes 
no sense these days given email and other electronic meeting tools.  



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