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Arnelos
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of the Free World
Sep 2002
time: 00:33
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Originally posted by UnOrthOdOx
Tell me, oh politician, how would the given scenario effect a session of congress?
If you cannot get enough people to want to commit to infuencing whatever poll YES, then it should not pass, as you do NOT have a majority in approval. |
It's called a quorum.
As long as the total number of votes meets quorum, then it doesn't matter how small the majority is compared to the full chamber... they just need a majority of votes cast.
This isn't terribly complicated, Uno.
EDIT: I see that MZ, too, is familiar with the concept of a quorum. He is correct to note that we do not have one. The only reason the abstain option is currently there is so we at least have SOME idea how many lurkers are voting in polls, but upon some polls people just don't have an opinion. If that's not worth as much as protecting your fragile sense of order in the universe from people casting pointless votes (by CHOICE!), then we can get rid of it. 
Last edited by Arnelos on 13-02-2004 at 13:34
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13-02-2004 13:21
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