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## The function of the magistrate for each year shall be to administrate votes and assure that first, sufficient numbers of the council in question have participated; and, secondly, that the votes were validly counted. | ## The function of the magistrate for each year shall be to administrate votes and assure that first, sufficient numbers of the council in question have participated; and, secondly, that the votes were validly counted. | ||
## Before any voting period the Magistrate will convene a discussion on the matter in question. During this time, any and all members of the involved council (including non-voting observers i.e. Commanders and First Officers) may comment as often as they deem necessary and proper and may exchange ideas and debate the matter as fully as they may deem proper. Each discussion period must last a minimum full 3 days before a vote is called on the matter. Council members ought to express their views and discuss the issue prior to a vote being called. | ## Before any voting period the Magistrate will convene a discussion on the matter in question. During this time, any and all members of the involved council (including non-voting observers i.e. Commanders and First Officers) may comment as often as they deem necessary and proper and may exchange ideas and debate the matter as fully as they may deem proper. Each discussion period must last a minimum full 3 days before a vote is called on the matter. Council members ought to express their views and discuss the issue prior to a vote being called. | ||
# Voting Procedure: Any issue that is brought before a Council (EC or CC) and which requires a vote of said council’s members to reach a decision, or any issue upon which a vote is called for of said council, should be decided by a vote of said council in the following manner: | |||
## The council magistrate, in response to a call for a vote or in anticipating the need for a clear decision on any issue, assigns the issue a unique, sequential index code. This should be done for each separate question or issue which is to be subject to a vote, and the number sequence shall progress from year to year for the purpose of accurate history. The index code shall be of the form ccyyyy-iiii. Where cc represents the council in question (EC or CC), yyyy represents the UFOP: SB 118 year during which the voting period begins and iiii is a sequential index number beginning 0001 for the first issue voted upon in the year; | ## The council magistrate, in response to a call for a vote or in anticipating the need for a clear decision on any issue, assigns the issue a unique, sequential index code. This should be done for each separate question or issue which is to be subject to a vote, and the number sequence shall progress from year to year for the purpose of accurate history. The index code shall be of the form ccyyyy-iiii. Where cc represents the council in question (EC or CC), yyyy represents the UFOP: SB 118 year during which the voting period begins and iiii is a sequential index number beginning 0001 for the first issue voted upon in the year; | ||
## The magistrate sends an e-mail to the council, clearly referenced with the issue’s unique index code, setting out a specific question with a clear list of possible answers, the default answers being YES or NO; | ## The magistrate sends an e-mail to the council, clearly referenced with the issue’s unique index code, setting out a specific question with a clear list of possible answers, the default answers being YES or NO; | ||
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## At the end of the voting period the magistrate tallies the votes, ensures that the vote was valid (at least 60% of members voted) and announces, by way of an email to said council, the council’s decision on the issue. | ## At the end of the voting period the magistrate tallies the votes, ensures that the vote was valid (at least 60% of members voted) and announces, by way of an email to said council, the council’s decision on the issue. | ||
## The magistrate must also make a note of the vote in permanent logs, including at least the issue index number, the question proposed and the result of the vote. These logs are to be maintained and handed over to the EC at the end of each year. The CC magistrate should also notify the EC of the vote’s result. | ## The magistrate must also make a note of the vote in permanent logs, including at least the issue index number, the question proposed and the result of the vote. These logs are to be maintained and handed over to the EC at the end of each year. The CC magistrate should also notify the EC of the vote’s result. | ||
# Voting and discussion rights on the Captain’s Council are as outlined in Article VII (below.) | |||
==Sidenote== | ==Sidenote== | ||