2/3 majority absoutule or simpe

[Guest L Robert]

When a 2/3 vote is needed to ammend a restriction, how are non-voting members counted?

For example, if you have an association that has 100 possible votes and 75 votes are cast, what is the percentage needed to pass.

Is it 2/3 of the total membership of 100 which would be 67?

Or, is it 2/3 of the votes cast, in this case 75 votes cast 2/3 would equal 50?

How is a super majority vote determined to be simple or absolute?

[hmtcastle]

When a 2/3 vote is needed to ammend a restriction, how are non-voting members counted?

They're not. See FAQ #6.

It's two-thirds of the votes cast.

How is a super majority vote determined to be simple or absolute?

That question is unclear.

[Guest L Robert]

They're not. See FAQ #6.

It's two-thirds of the votes cast.

That question is unclear.

[Guest L Robert]

I have read that there are two kinds of super majority.

One is "simple" which I understand would be 2/3 of votes cast.

The other is "absolute" which I understand to be 2/3 of all eligible members.

So, how does Roberts Rules of Order define a 2/3 super majority? Simple or absolute?

Thanks

[hmtcastle]

I have read that there are two kinds of super majority.

One is "simple" which I understand would be 2/3 of votes cast.

The other is "absolute" which I understand to be 2/3 of all eligible members.

So, how does Roberts Rules of Order define a 2/3 super majority? Simple or absolute?

A two-thirds vote is defined as the affirmative vote at least two-thirds of those present and voting.

With 99 members present, a vote of 1-0 would be a two-thirds vote.

But your terminology is foreign to RONR and, frankly, me.

A simple majority usually refers to more than half. A super majority is anything greater than that (e.g. two-thirds, three-fourths, etc.). So a majority is either simple or super. There's no simple super majority.

And, again, these are not RONR terms.

[Trina]

I have read that there are two kinds of super majority.

One is "simple" which I understand would be 2/3 of votes cast.

The other is "absolute" which I understand to be 2/3 of all eligible members.

So, how does Roberts Rules of Order define a 2/3 super majority? Simple or absolute?

Thanks

Under RONR, the default definition of a two-thirds vote is what you are describing as a 'simple super majority.'

Some organizations probably use your 'absolute super majority' for certain types of votes, but that would have to be specified in the organization's governing rules (e.g. bylaws) -- it is not from Robert's Rules.

[Thomas Ralph]

And not only specified, but explained too. Otherwise, who'll know what an extremely absolute super-duper majority is?