[wlug_org] Drive Caddy sold (was Re: Hard-Drive for Caddy)

[Chris Hodgetts]

I think if 51% of the people who voted say yes or no then that should be
enough ...

Lets face it if you dont vote, dont moan about the state of things..


> At 16:55 30/07/04 +1200, Jethro Carr wrote:
>>>3. Make it that 51% of members are required to vote on spending any
>>>money, before it can be spent. A member can be classified as someone who
>>>uses a service of the organisation.
>
> A couple of points:
> I'm not clear whether you mean that decisions can be made by 51% of
> members
> voting *about* it or you mean 51% must vote *for* it?
> ie if you get 26% voting for it and 25% against (and the rest not voting)
> then the decision has been made by 51%  of members????
>
> If you mean to have decisions made by a simple majority of the membership,
> better to state it as "a simple majority must agree to spend ..."
> (Also if you have a membership of 200, 51% would require 102 votes rather
> than a simple majority of 101 votes)
>
> You will have to be more restrictive about membership, otherwise anyone
> who
> views the website (a service of wellylug) will qualify and legitimately
> vote - so when you raise a couple of thousand dollars some bright spark
> from the local football club will get all their members to go to the
> website and vote to donate the money to themselves.
>
> (And no, I'm not promoting a more formal structure, but a lot of care is
> required :-)
>