Voting Methods

We will employ two methods of voting for elections: Binary Voting and Preferential Voting. Each is designed to ensure that we elect via a majority vote. Binary Voting will be used for single seat races when there are one or two candidates running, and in multi seat races where the number of candidates running equals the number of seats open. Preferential Voting will be used for single seat races when there are more than two candidates running, and in multi seat races where the number of candidates running is greater than the number of seats available.

Determining Voting Results

The Majority Vote is the basic requirement for approval of an action or a candidate for office. According to Robert's Rules of Order, newly revised, 10th ed., "majority" means "more than half" and to elect via a majority means that "more than half of the votes cast" are in favor of a proposal or a candidate.

Alternate Requirements

At times, as stipulated in the Plan of Organization, the basic requirement for approval may be two-thirds vote, where at least two-thirds of the votes cast are in favor of the action. Still another requirement, called "plurality," may be employed as a voting option by the Assembly if provided for in the Plan of Organization. This is where the action or candidate who receives the most votes is approved. This is different from a majority, however, because in a case where three or more choices are given, a single choice may receive the most votes, but not a majority of votes cast.

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