Vote 1: Voting Rules and Procedures

**Osmany Ramon** Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:36 pm

Vote "Yes" or "No" on enacting this proposal. Since this is an open vote, there is no quorum requirement, therefore voting "Present" doesn't make sense here. Simply majority at the end of voting period (48 hours) will win.
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Proposal 1: Voting Rules and Procedures
Day 684, 16:30

Voting Privileges in the Internationale Congress
1) Voting privileges will be extended to 1 representative from each member party in good standing who shall be called a Member of Congress.
a) A party in good standing is defined as a party that has been duly admitted to the Internationale and is in compliance with membership requirements, including but not limited to being current in dues payments.
b) Member parties may appoint their Member of Congress in any manner of their choosing.

Quorum
1) No vote shall be upheld unless a quorum of the Voting Members of Congress has been achieved on each individual vote.
2) A quorum of the Congress of the Internationale shall consist of a simple majority of its membership voting "Yes", "No", or "Present".

Introducing Business to Congress
1) Topics may only be introduced to Congress by the Chairman of the Internationale or a Member of Congress.
a) Non-Members of Congress must find a Member of Congress to sponsor their business and introduce it to the Congress for consideration.
2) Business is brought before the Internationale by posting a new topic on the forums under the "Congress" topic.
a) The subject of the post should start with "Proposal" and the proposal's number (example: "Proposal 1: Voting Rules and Procedures").
b) The proposals will be in numerical order.
3) Time and date of the proposal's introduction will be included at the top of the proposal (example: "Day 681, 19:00").
4) Proposals will be open for discussion and debate for at least 48 hours from the date and time stamp provided.

Voting on Proposals
1) Once a proposal has been open for discussion for a minimum of 48 hours, a member of Congress of the Chairman can move to put the proposal up for a vote.
2) If the move to put the proposal up for a vote is seconded by a Member of Congress or the Chairman, a new topic will be started with amended proposal as the text.
a) The subject of the post should start with "Vote" and the proposal's number (example: "Vote 1: Voting Rules and Procedures").
3) Time and date of the vote's commencement will be included at the top of the vote (example: "Day 681, 19:30").
4) Votes will be open for a period of 48 hours from the time stamp provided.
5) Members of Congress may vote "Yes", "No", or "Present"
a) A "Present" vote counts towards the quorum but does not count as a "Yes" or a "No"
6) If at the end of the 48 voting period, a quorum has been reached, the votes will be tallied and a simple majority will determine if the proposal is adopted.
a) If quorum is not reached, the proposal will be defeated automatically.

Congressional Record
1) All Proposals and Votes, once they have been completed, will be locked and moved to a section of the forums dedicated to preserving such records.
2) The Proposals and Votes will be viewable by the public and may not be deleted.