Bylaws Revision: VOTING

[Nils Lohner]

Here's the topic we've all been waiting for.  Voting.  


There are several issues that we need to look at.  One is the definition of 
various majorities, and secondly which group of SPI can act on what items 
with which majority.  There is also a resolution which I posted a while ago 
and will repost defining what a motion and what a resolution should be used 
for.  I'm not sure if the voting on those two should be any different or 
not... if not, it might be pointless to have both motions and resolutions.

The Debian constitution is online at http://www.debian.org/devel/constitution
 and I'm wondering if/how much of their voting system we should adopt.  Some 
of the quorum details might be useful.

The Issues:

- add basic some definitions:
   Simple Majority: >50%
   Majority: 2/3 (or >2/3 ?)
   Super Majority: 2/3 + 1, or maybe 3/4?

- non contributing members
  They should not be able to vote.


- contributing members
  . They should be able to vote on resolutions (majority)
  . they should be able to veto resolutions (super majority)
  . they should be able to remove board members (super majority)

- board of directors
  . They should be able to vote on resolutions (majority)
  . they should be able to veto resolutions (super majority)
  . they should be able to remove board members (super majority)

Sorry that this mail is slightly disorganized, but I just wanted to get 
everything written down first.  Comment season is open.

Nils.

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Nils Lohner                         Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
E-Mail: lohner at spi-inc.org          PO Box 1326 
Board Of Directors <board at spi-inc.org> Boston, Ma. 02117 USA