Re: Constitution - formal proposal (v0.5)

[Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Dale Scheetz writes ("Re: Constitution - formal proposal (v0.5)"):
...
> Not exactly. I think that it is clear that the quorum is defined for a
> vote requirement of N:1 as NQ. 

I think this is far from clear.  Indeed, I thought that under close
examination the quorum would be simply Q.  My most recent draft (0.6)
makes this explicit.

>  My problem is that then the paragraph goes
> on to say that, for the proposal to pass at least NQ votes must be cast
> for the proposal. If the total number of voters is equal to NQ then the
> vote must be 100% of the votes cast (not N:1), or you need more votes
> (outside the quorum) to pass the proposal. This requires either a
> different voting ratio, or a larger voting population (larger quorum), in
> order to pass the proposal, which is not what I would expect given the
> definition of these quantities.

I think this is a bug in your expectations.

Is your complaint about the wording or the effect ?  If the wording, I
think it might be helpful for you to suggest an alternative wording
which you think has the same effect.  If the effect, I think it might
be helpful for you to suggest an alternative effect with a couple of
examples.

Ian.


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