[ALAC] Rules of Procedure - Draft for discussion at 26 March ALAC meeting

[Alan Greenberg]

The "deemed present" means that all ALAC members had an opportunity 
to vote, not that they voted. It ensures that the requirement that 
all regions be represented during the vote is met and that the 
overall quorum rule (more than 50%) is met.

However, you are correct in that today, we must record a "quorums 
worth of vote", that is >50%, for the vote to be considered quorate 
and we lost that when this provision was added. Good catch.

I would suggest (a combination of your options):

11.4.2 For votes taken electronically or over a period of time, all 
ALAC Members are deemed to have been present. To be considered a 
valid decision, more than 50% of sitting ALAC members must record a 
vote (including abstain if available).

Alan

At 25/03/2013 02:27 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:

>Thanks for this work. I approve of the changes and believe they do improve
>clarity.
>
>I have one question (and apologize for the tardiness, I haven't really been
>contributing much):
>
>*11.4.2 For votes taken electronically or over a period of time, all ALAC
>Members  are deemed to have been present*
>
>I wonder if this may be problematic, in cases where an online vote
>(nominally now done by BigPulse) is held, but does not have many
>participants. If a BigPulse vote is held but does not have at least a
>quorum's worth of votes, does it still count?
>
>I would suggest choosing either of two paths:
>
>either
>
>*  11.4.2 For votes taken electronically or over a period of time, all ALAC
>Members  are deemed to have been present. Members who do not participate in
>the vote will be deemed to have abstained.
>*
>
>or
>
>*  11.4.2 For votes taken electronically or over a period of time, at least
>50% of sitting ALAC members must record a vote in order for the result to
>be a valid decision*
>
>
>My preference is for the second choice but I can live with either.
>
>- Evan