[cabfpub] Voting process clarification

Michael Markevich mmarkevich at opera.com
Thu Jun 16 09:59:35 MST 2016


You are correct, sorry for misleading.
Opera votes NO to keep clarity.


Thanks.

On 16 June 2016 at 15:58, Rich Smith <richard.smith at comodo.com> wrote:

> Ben, I disagree.  If abtentions don't count except toward quorum, 1 yes
> vote and 2 abstentions gets counted as 100% yes votes by browsers, meeting
> the 50%+1 requirement.
>
> On 6/16/2016 8:52 AM, Ben Wilson wrote:
>
> No.  That would not meet the  threshold.
> Abstention is  for purposes of  calculating quorum only.
>
>
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> Subject: [cabfpub] Voting process clarification
>
> I’m trying to sort out how abstain “votes” relate to ballot outcomes as per our bylaws.  2.2(e) says "Only votes that indicate a clear ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response to the ballot question shall be considered (i.e. votes to abstain and votes that do not indicate a clear ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response will not figure in the calculation of item 6, below).”
>
> The “item 6, below” appears to mean (f) which says "at least 50% plus one of the votes cast by the members in the browser category must be in favor of the motion”.
>
> Am I correct that this means a ballot with 2 abstain “votes” from browsers, one “yes” vote from a browser, and no other browser response would meet the “50% +1” threshold for browsers?
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
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