Subj : Re: 2022 FTSC Standing Member Election - Votes Received
To   : Dan Clough
From : Andre Robitaille
Date : Sat Mar 12 2022 09:56 am

DC> Yes, the FTSC example is more like a city council thing. The point is
DC> that you don't need a majority (of all the people voting) to get in, you
DC> simply need more YES votes than NO votes. There is a difference.

What Shaun is describing is called an "absolute majority," where the 'yes' votes need to be one more than half of the eligible voters.

There is only a single reference that I can find in the FidoNet Policy about needing an absolute majority, and that's the Zone Coordinator election. Other than that, all voting mechanics are extremely vague.

And FWIW, that document has been in effect for thirty years and FidoNet is still here.


- Andre
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