[aur-general] [PATCH] tu-bylaws: Amend Standard Voting Procedure

Sun Dec 5 16:13:55 EST 2010

This proposal clarifies the Standard Voting Procedure, and allows
another condition for passing a motion.

Signed-off-by: Loui Chang <louipc.ist at gmail.com>
---
 TUbylaws.html |   13 ++++++++-----
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/TUbylaws.html b/TUbylaws.html
index 2c4b854..a3fa84d 100644
--- a/TUbylaws.html
+++ b/TUbylaws.html
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 	</head><body>
 		<h1>Trusted User Bylaws</h1>
 		
-		<div class="date">May 21, 2008</div>
-		<div class="version">1.1</div>
+		<div class="date">2010-12-05</div>
+		<div class="version">1.2</div>
 		
 		<address>
 			Trusted Users
@@ -79,9 +79,12 @@
 			<br><br>
 
 			At the expiration of the voting period, if a quorum was reached, votes are to be tallied.
-			A simple majority is needed to pass or reject the motion. In the event of a draw, being 
-			that 50% is not a majority, the motion does not pass. In the event that a quorum was not
-			reached, a duplicate voting period opens immediately after the first ends, all previous votes are
+			The motion is passed if quorum is reached and the number of YES votes is greater than the number of NO votes.
+			The motion is also passed if quorum is not reached but the number of YES votes exceeds fifty percent of the number of active Trusted Users.
+			The motion is rejected if quorum is reached and the number of NO votes is greater or equal to the number of YES votes.
+
+			In the event that a quorum was not reached and the motion is not passed,
+			a duplicate voting period opens immediately after the first ends, all previous votes are
 			struck from the record, and the voting period is repeated. If quorum cannot be reached
 			for two consecutive voting periods, the motion fails to pass.<br><br>
 
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1.7.3.2

