Subj : Re: 2022 FTSC Standing Member Election - Votes Received
To : John Dovey
From : Shaun Buzza
Date : Sat Mar 12 2022 06:27 pm
JD> SB> Effectively, that's the current vote. The voter is *not* allowed to
JD> SB> abstain, if any abstention is not counted toward the total.
JD> No. Someone choosing not to vote is not an abstention. An abstention is
JD> only when someone indicates th y are refusing g to cat a vote for either
JD> party. It's easier to understand in the cont of a meeting. Of the people
JD> who are physically present,some vote and some do not. This who do not vote
JD> have abstained. Those who stayed at home are not counted as abstentions.
JD> on this case, submitting a ballot with no yes or no vote for a candidate
JD> is an abstention. Simply ignoring the process and not sending in a
JD> ballot is NOT an abstention.
Sir, we are in agreement here.
However, as it has been explained to me, abstentions have exactly *zero*
impact in these proceedings. Therefore, a voter might as well have stayed
home, rather than abstaining.
Again, what is the point of including 'abstain' as an option, if those votes
are just being discarded?