Guest Guest Posted December 4, 2012 at 05:15 PM Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 at 05:15 PM Legislative authority of 6 with one member that cannot vote due to a conflict of interest, what would constitute a majority vote? Is it 4 out of 6 or 3 out of 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted December 4, 2012 at 05:28 PM Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 at 05:28 PM It is a majority of those who actually voted on the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted December 4, 2012 at 10:21 PM Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 at 10:21 PM Legislative authority of 6 with one member that cannot vote due to a conflict of interest, what would constitute a majority vote? Is it 4 out of 6 or 3 out of 5?RONR does not remove a member's right to vote simply due to a "conflict of interest." However, majority means "more than half." And majority vote means "more than half of the votes cast by persons entitled to vote." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g40 Posted December 4, 2012 at 11:58 PM Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 at 11:58 PM RONR does not remove a member's right to vote simply due to a "conflict of interest." However, majority means "more than half." And majority vote means "more than half of the votes cast by persons entitled to vote."Maybe I am missing something, but I thought (in the absence of specific organizational rules or requirements) that a majority is more than half the votes cast (ignoring those entitled to vote, but do not). So, if 6 are entitled to vote, but 3 do not and the vote is 2 in favor of a motion and 1 opposed, that is a majority (2 of 3) and the motion passes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted December 5, 2012 at 12:02 AM Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 at 12:02 AM . . . a majority is more than half the votes cast . . .Well, a majority vote is more than half the votes cast.But I don't think you and Mr. Wynn are in disagreement here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted December 5, 2012 at 12:08 AM Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 at 12:08 AM Maybe I am missing something, but I thought (in the absence of specific organizational rules or requirements) that a majority is more than half the votes cast (ignoring those entitled to vote, but do not). So, if 6 are entitled to vote, but 3 do not and the vote is 2 in favor of a motion and 1 opposed, that is a majority (2 of 3) and the motion passes?You're not missing anything. A member who refrains from voting due to a (perceived) "conflict of interest" abstains as much as a member who refrains for "lack of interest."What troubles me most here is the "cannot vote" part. It sounds like his right to vote has been restricted externally, although this being a legislative authority, I can only guess at what rules might be in effect here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted December 5, 2012 at 02:29 PM Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 at 02:29 PM Legislative authority of 6 with one member that cannot vote due to a conflict of interest, what would constitute a majority vote? Is it 4 out of 6 or 3 out of 5?A majority is obtained if there are strictly more Yes votes than there are No votes. Even if the remaining two people voted No (which you did not state) there would be a majority in favor. Abstentions, absences, deaths, etc., do not count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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