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From: "Suzanne Shephard" <>
Subject: Re: [BOARD-L] Motion # 05-24
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 08:30:53 -0500
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I agree with Linda BB and Angie. I have not voted yet because I do not know
any of the candidates on the slate and I am still receiving emails from the
CCs of the SEMA region. I was under the impression that I would be allowed
the time to do this.

Suzanne Shephard
SEMA CC Rep
----- Original Message -----
From: "Angie Rayfield" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:58 AM
Subject: RE: [BOARD-L] Motion # 05-24


> But announcing the results of a vote effectively ends the voting, and
> having a 2/3 majority of a quorum doesn't necessarily mean that the
> result would stand if the voting continued.
>
> There are 14 voting members of the board. 9 voting members constitute a
> quorum. If you cut off a vote with 9 votes cast, 6 votes would decide
> the issue (less than half the board). If all 14 members cast a vote, a
> 2/3 majority is 9.24 votes. Round that down, 9 votes. Only 8 votes
> were cast in favor of this motion at the time our "results" were
> announced, before the 48 hour voting period had elapsed.
>
> The past precedent has been to announce the results of the vote IF the
> results would be unchanged by further voting. It's not appropriate to
> end a vote just because a quorum's been reached unless the vote results
> would still stand if all members voted. That situation did not exist
> when the results were announced on this vote.
>
> Angie Rayfield
> SEMA SC Representative
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>
>>I agree that two-thirds of a voting quorum isn't the same thing as
>>saying a "two-thirds vote of the entire board", but that is what the
>>procedures call for. (and no we didn't invent this, it came from
>>precedent. We did however vote to continue the practice, as placed in
>>the Procedures section by a previous board.)
>>
>>The past process has always allowed the 'not yet voting' members to
>>record their votes before the cut-off time, but essentially when a
>>quorum has voted the process allows the vote to be called.
>>
>>
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