Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle Posted March 23, 2010 at 02:10 PM Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 at 02:10 PM Voting to admit new members is different from voting in an election. When there's a tie vote in an election, you vote again (and again) until someone is elected. But when you're voting to admit a new member, a tie vote defeats the motion (to admi" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trina Posted March 23, 2010 at 02:41 PM Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 at 02:41 PM > that resulted in a virtual tie < Can you clarify what you mean by a 'virtual tie'? Not really a tie??" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dan Posted March 23, 2010 at 03:12 PM Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 at 03:12 PM Did one get a majority of votes? If so, that person is the new member. if not, then he/she is not. Something is either a majority or it is not a majority. And what is a "virtual" tie? Something is either a tie vote (same number of vote" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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