| To summarize, I do not believe that "Not responding" members
| should be counted as present for quorum puposes on an email vote.
The concept of a vote and the concept of a quorum are two
completely separate and distinct ideas. The illustration in the
current version of Robert's makes this quite clear (p. 398):
Assume, for example, that at a meeting of a society with a
total membership of 150 and a quorum of 10, there are 30
members present, of whom 25 participate in a given counted
vote (taken by rising, by show of hands, by roll call, or by
ballot). Then, with respect to that vote:
A majority is ....................................... 13
A majority of the members present is ................ 16
A majority of the entire membership is .............. 76
A two-thirds vote is ................................ 17
A vote of two thirds of the members present is ...... 20
A vote of two thirds of the entire membership is .... 100
Note that none of these criteria has the slightest relationship to
the number needed for a quorum, which in this example is 10. A
quorum is the number that has to be present before you can conduct
business; it has nothing to do with counting the votes.
In mail votes the concept of a quorum is meaningless, because in
mail everyone is always present. This also has nothing to do with
counting the votes.
Jon
