Re: [chairs] Re: Quorum required for good standing

[Eduardo Gutentag <eduardo.gutentag@sun.com>]

On Thu, 2003-02-20 at 06:02, Jeff Kenton wrote:
> We are going around in circles on this.
> 
> Robert's Rules of Order is clear about face to face (or teleconference) 
> meetings -- quorums, majority votes and abstentions.  It is unclear about 
> email votes on the issue of quorums. 

Right, that's why there is a special section on it in the TC Process
document, "(n) Conduct of TC business by mail"

> There are two choices:

I disagree, there is no choice at all because the process is already 
spelled out in http://oasis-open.org/committees/process.shtml#mail

> 
> Either
>   * everybody is present at an email vote, so there's always a quorum and a 
> majority of votes cast wins
That's what the TC process document says, in accordance w/Roberts

>   * or, total votes cast plus explicit abstentions determine whether you have 
> a quorum

No, that would contradict the TC process document.
> 
> Time to choose what works best for us, and put the clarification into our 
> rules.  

They are already there. 

> Or, at worst, let each committee choose for itself and clarify its 
> own bylaws. 
Sorry, total disagreement on this from me and, I suspect, many others.

> Thankfully, my committee gets quorums for meetings.


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