The basic voting guidelines were (seriously) finished about 5 years ago. In fact, I am pretty sure it was longer ago than that, because I was at my last job! But as I said, they are embedded in the cheesebutt and I don't know where that is (as it never went live). I can re-do it, but I would rather someone pulled the existing guideline (or showed me where I can do it) rather than re-create it from memory.

Hey, look what I found: [link] I totally forgot that existed. Also: Cheesebutt.

So, I could wordsmith the voting checklist so that it is all in the same voice, and then we could post it? Who would I send it too.

Also, do we have a consensus now on how many days the voting thread is open- I was a little unclear on that.

The voting thread is open for about four days (96 hours).

That is exactly what I said (about 4 days).

change it change it!!!!

It is so outdated I am embarrassed.

Hey, Sophia, did you get a chance to polish any pages?

I don't even remember volunteering to polish! What did I say I wold do? The FAQ? I can probably do that tonight or tomorrow.

Voting checklist: Sophia Brooks "Bureaucracy 4: Like Job. No, really, just like Job" Jan 13, 2012 11:44:30 am PST

How about this?

Before proposing, please note that
1. Only one proposal may be discussed at a time
2. Items cannot be re-proposed for 6 months after a valid vote.

Guidelines/Rules for Proposing
1. A Buffista must make a formal proposal in the Bureaucracy thread. The proposer must be clear that he/she is making a formal proposal and state what that proposal is (note, this is not the final wording of the proposal)
2. In order for the proposal to move to discuss, it must receive 4 seconds which are made by posting in the Bureacracy thread

Announcing the Vote
1. Once the proposal received 4 seconds, a Stompy Foot will open the Voting Discussion thread
2. Thr Proposer will post the text of the proposal in the Voting Discussion thread.
3. The Proposer will post the text of the proposal in the Sunnydale Press thread with a link to the discussion.

Guidelines/Rules for Discussion
1. All discussion takes place in the Voting Discussion aka “Lightbulbs” thread.
2. Discussion takes place for 4 days.
3. The purpose of the discussion is so that all who have an opinion can be heard. It can also be used as a place to come to a consensus on the proposal that will be made.
4. During discussion, a volunteer is sought to count votes.

Guidelines/Rules for Voting
1. At the end of the 4 day discussion period, the proposer will craft a final ballot version of the proposal. Proposers may choose change the wording of the final ballot based on the discussion or they may choose to use their original wording. We encourage the ballots to be Yes or No answers, but it is not required. Each item we are voting on must include the choice “No Preference”
2. The proposer will send the final ballot text to Jon B at his profile address.
3. Jon B will set up a web ballot and share the link with the proposer.
4. The web ballot will be open for 3 days
5. The Proposer will post the final ballot text, the link to the ballot and the dates and times of voting in the Sunnydale Press thread

Guidelines/Rules for Counting the Vote
1. Vote counters should not share the votes of individual users.
2. There must be 42 votes in order for the vote to be valid.
3. Proposals win by simple majority .
4. At the end of the 3-day voting period, the vote counter reposts the final ballot text, with results (number of votes, the winning vote.

Guidelines/Rules for Voters
1. No Preference is the same as a vote of Present. You will be counted in the quorum of 42 to make the vote valid, but will not be counted for or against the proposal
2. If there are any questions during the voting period, they are asked in the Bureacracy thread