Voting Bits

Previously, voting procedures were addressed in:

Article 3. Membership

"Members in good standing are entitled [...] to participate in all votes. "

"*voting* rights, are suspended if the membership fee is two years in arrears."

Article 4. Meeting

Each member, whether institutional or individual, shall normally be entitled to a single vote on each motion. Individuals attending the meeting and voting by combination of multiple membership, or as a delegate for another voting member, are limited to three votes on each motion. Institutional members shall be represented by a member of staff or other delegate designated in writing. Prior to the opening of the meeting institutions and projects must notify the Secretary as to whom will be representing their organizations during votes.

Article 6. Officers

"Secretary [...] organizes votes."

Article 8. Amendments

This constitution may only be altered by a two-thirds majority of the membership voting by postal vote. [...] In order to be acted upon in either case, the text of the proposed alteration, and ballots for those members entitled to vote, must be dispatched to the membership at least sixty days before the annual meeting. Ballots must be returned by members to the Secretary prior to the tally of the vote at the annual meeting.

By-laws may be adopted, altered, or repealed by a majority of the membership voting by postal vote, upon written proposal by the Executive committee dispatched to the membership at least sixty days before the voting deadline.

For the purpose of this Article, the words "postal *vote*" may also mean a vote by electronic means (the concrete procedure to be specified beforehand by the executive committee).

Article 9. Dissolution

Dissolution of TDWG can only be enacted by a two-thirds majority of the members voting at a meeting, summoned for that specific purpose by the Executive Committee at least 180 days in advance, and by a two-thirds majority of institutional members voting at that same meeting.

BY-LAWS

"The annual meeting may then recommend the standard for adoption, whereupon the standard will be submitted to the membership for ratification by postal vote. A two-thirds majority of voting members and a two-thirds majority of voting institutional members is required to ratify the standard."

Each member, whether institutional or individual, shall be entitled to a single vote on any motion.

-- LeeBelbin - 04 Jun 2006