I recommend, if someone abstains, their vote is counted toward the minimum vote total, but is not included when figuring out majority.
Right. That's my thinking too.
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I recommend, if someone abstains, their vote is counted toward the minimum vote total, but is not included when figuring out majority.
Right. That's my thinking too.
No, Dana's got something there. Say we have an MVT of 40. If there are three questions on the ballot, and 65 people vote on number one, 59 on number two, but only 35 on number three, is question three invalidated?
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Yes, but does MVT apply to an entire ballot, or is it judged on a question-by-question basis?
Arg. I've erased an explanation three times.
I guess it depends on how the ballot is constructed. If, for whatever reason, I don't feel like answering Question 4, can I abstain by not putting in an answer?
Edit: Or, what brenda said.
I think it should be question by question.
I recommend, if someone abstains, their vote is counted toward the minimum vote total, but is not included when figuring out majority.
I agree with this.
does MVT apply to an entire ballot, or is it judged on a question-by-question basis?
Aren't we assuming that we won't have multiple-question ballots much in the future, that it's just this initial-setup stuff that needs them?
Surely in the future it's going to be one issue at a time -- Separate Dawn Thread, Yes or No?
I recommend, if someone abstains, their vote is counted toward the minimum vote total, but is not included when figuring out majority.
OK, although I'm starting to think this counting abstentions thing is silly.
I think it should be question by question.
Right on.
The reason I think the whole ballot is:
If we have yes no abstain on each question, is someone going to leave one of the questions blank instead of abstaining? Can they do that on the form?
I recommend, if someone abstains, their vote is counted toward the minimum vote total, but is not included when figuring out majority.
This is where I'm at too. Because I can easily see me not caring one way or the other about a particular question on a ballot, but answering the other three.
OK, although I'm starting to think this counting abstentions thing is silly.
I do to (which is why I am voting no on that question). The only reason I can see for us to use an abstention is for multiple vote ballots where you might want to skip a question.
Cindy, I don't understand how:
I recommend, if someone abstains, their vote is counted toward the minimum vote total, but is not included when figuring out majority.
reconciles with:
I think it should be question by question.
Cause if abstentions count toward MVT, then MVT is applied to the whole ballot, not question by question. Or did I misinterpret you?