Method of calculating two thirds

[Guest Joe Hewes]

Hello,

Where in RROO does it explicitly state the method of calculating two thirds vote? 

I understand from several sources that the math should be divide the number of votes by three and multiply by two (as opposed to multiplying by .66), but I cannot find this stated in the rule book. Any insights appreciated.

[George Mervosh]

See this https://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#5 and page 401 in RONR (11th ed.).

The simplest way to calculate it is, there must be at least twice as many votes in the affirmative as there are in the negative.

Edited March 4, 2020 at 08:48 PM by George Mervosh

[Shmuel Gerber]

And see also page 406, lines 1–10.

[George Mervosh]

10 minutes ago, Shmuel Gerber said:

And see also page 406, lines 1–10.

That must be in deluxe version of FAQ#5    

[Shmuel Gerber]

32 minutes ago, Guest Joe Hewes said:

as opposed to multiplying by .66

It's quite simple to see that this method is incorrect. Suppose 300 votes are cast. Two-thirds of 300 is 200, but 300 × .66 is only 198.

[Joe Hewes]

Thanks George, I've found those items. I guess I was looking for something in the book that I can cite when spelling out the math. 

[Shmuel Gerber]

1 hour ago, Joe Hewes said:

Thanks George, I've found those items. I guess I was looking for something in the book that I can cite when spelling out the math. 

See also page 406, lines 1–10.