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From: Isaiah Harrison <>
Subject: Re: [BOARD-L] MOTION 03-16: Election Challenge
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 15:57:40 -0700
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In-Reply-To: <002301c35c63$f469d4c0$2979f842@donkelly>


At 02:43 PM 8/6/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>If covered completely by parliamentary law, we could leave it at that.
>
>BUT
>
>I think BRC may consider when three or more people run, it is nearly
>impossible for one to garner 51% of the vote.
>
>The main use for the 51% rule as I see it is when one gets 51% of the
>vote, a run off election is moot.
>
>Perhaps amended to read, "two candidates who capture most votes will
>participate in a run off election with the one getting the most votes
>the winner."
>
>Or something like that.
>
>In retrospect the present stipulated 51% majority vote rule makes little
>sense when ten people can run for election to one position.
>
>Majority of votes on the surface just makes more sense.
>
>Don

It may be desirable to review the rules related to plurality/majority when
we review the other election procedures, but for now I think we can agree
that the current results are valid.

-Isaiah

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