| From: | John Goerzen <jgoerzen(at)complete(dot)org> |
|---|---|
| To: | spi-bylaws(at)lists(dot)spi-inc(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: #03: Board meeting quorum issues |
| Date: | 2003-05-09 19:27:13 |
| Message-ID: | 20030509192713.GB23742@complete.org |
| Views: | Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox |
| Thread: | |
| Lists: | spi-bylaws |
On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 12:15:29PM -0500, Taral wrote:
> On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 11:45:26AM -0500, John Goerzen wrote:
> > Also an absention should not count against the unanimous requirement.
>
> Actually...
>
> With 10 members, 5 present, if 4 vote FOR and 1 ABSTAINS, then if all 5
> missing members were present and voted AGAINST, it would fail. The
> requirement for it to be a valid "bypass" is that the presence of the
> remaining members _would not change the outcome_. I'm prepared to allow
> ties to go in favor of the members present, but abstentions must work
> against the unanimity requirement.
Well put. I agree with you.
(Wow, somebody changed my opinion twice in one day. That's not bad. <g>)
| From | Date | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next Message | David Graham | 2003-05-12 16:53:11 | Re: #03: Board meeting quorum issues |
| Previous Message | Taral | 2003-05-09 17:15:29 | Re: #03: Board meeting quorum issues |