On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Xyne <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Given the recent wave of TU applications, I think it might be a good idea to > amend the TU Bylaws regarding quorum for addition of a TU. The section > currently contains the following specification: > >> Following the announcement, standard voting procedure commences with a >> discussion period of 5 days, a quorum of 66%, and a voting period of 7 days. > > I recommend that it be changed to this: > >> Following the announcement, standard voting procedure commences with a >> discussion period of 5 days, a quorum of 66%, and a voting period of 7 days. >> The quorum is counted among TUs who are active throughout both the discussion >> period and the voting period. > > This would prevent ambiguity and possible arguments regarding the > establishment > of quorum. Considering how lax we seem to be when it comes to the bylaws, I > doubt it would ever really be an issue, but an extra line to clarify wouldn't > hurt either, plus it would provide clear logic if we ever encode the members > list and tie it to the voting interface (you know, when we're all downloading > the signed Duke Nukem Forever package via pacman on Hurd). > > > > Regards, > Xyne > > *heads off to find other non-issues* >
FYI: it's already in the by-laws: "Following the discussion period, a voting period opens. Simple YES, NO , or ABSTAIN votes are to be cast under the Trusted User section of the AUR homepage by at least a quorum of active TUs. " and "A TU may declare themselves inactive... <snip> They are exempt from quorums and in fact cannot vote."
