Guest John Goodloe Posted October 17, 2010 at 09:31 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 at 09:31 PM If you have a commission of 22 and one is absent what is the majority vote? Is it based on board size or total present? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted October 17, 2010 at 09:34 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 at 09:34 PM If you have a commission of 22 and one is absent what is the majority vote? Is it based on board size or total present?Majority vote is based on those voting (and present). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted October 17, 2010 at 09:35 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 at 09:35 PM A majority is more than half of the votes cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 17, 2010 at 09:37 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 at 09:37 PM If you have a commission of 22 and one is absent what is the majority vote? Is it based on board size or total present?It is based on neither. A majority vote occurs whenever the number of Yes votes are greater than the number of No votes. People who are not present--or who are but did not cast a vote--have no effect on the outcome. Perhaps you are getting confused with a quorum, which is the minimum number that must be present (whether they vote or not) in order to conduct business. If there are no rules setting the size of a quorum, it is a majority of the total number of people who would be allowed to vote (if they were present).But if all 22 members are present and there's a vote with two Ayes and one No, that's a majority vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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