Guest S_eAGLE Posted September 5, 2011 at 05:15 AM Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 at 05:15 AM When a written vote is taken, and the vote is anonymous, can a person change their vote before the vote is counted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted September 5, 2011 at 11:01 AM Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 at 11:01 AM Nothing (that I've read) in RONR prohibits it, though I don't know how you'd verify the person's original vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted September 5, 2011 at 12:04 PM Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 at 12:04 PM When a written vote is taken, and the vote is anonymous, can a person change their vote before the vote is counted?I would suggest that the chair acknowledge that the member is changing his vote; that the votes then be tabulated as originally collected, and, if the altered vote could not affect the outcome, the result stands. If it could affect the outcome reballoting should be done. For purposes of moving to Reconsider, the member should be considered to have voted on the side to which he chose to change his vote, which will be based on the honor system, as is almost always the case when Reconsidering a ballot vote. Note that if he is mistakenly prevented from changing his vote and it would have affected the outcome, he should normally be able to change the outcome through Reconsideration, if the vote is subject to Reconsideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 5, 2011 at 12:04 PM Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 at 12:04 PM Generally speaking, the answer is no, but a review of this thread may prove to be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted September 5, 2011 at 02:42 PM Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 at 02:42 PM Nothing (that I've read) in RONR prohibits it, though I don't know how you'd verify the person's original vote.I suggest you go read the thread that Mr. Honemann's reply points to. Although he and I point to the same texts in RONR, he and I reach different conclusions. I employ contextual criticism to reach my conclusion, and he does not do so to reach his. It's an interesting example of differing interpretive methodologies that I think you will find interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted September 5, 2011 at 03:31 PM Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 at 03:31 PM I suggest you go read the thread that Mr. Honemann's reply points to. Although he and I point to the same texts in RONR, he and I reach different conclusions. I employ contextual criticism to reach my conclusion, and he does not do so to reach his. It's an interesting example of differing interpretive methodologies that I think you will find interesting.It is an interesting read to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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