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Old 04-29-2003, 09:20 AM
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Hey AKA2D,

In the latest version of Roberts Rules of order the abstention cannot be used, as there is no such thing as a no vote! I had this confirmed by the National Parliamentarian of the NPHC and the National Parliamentarian of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated. So when you call the vote no longer call the abstention because it is not a valid issue. But under the old rules of abstention people that abstained their vote was supposed to go the majority. I.e. if 5 voted yes 4 voted no and 3 abstained that meant that the 3 votes went with the yes thus that meant that if something needed 3/4 to pass it passed because there were 8 out of 12 votes!

That is your Parliamentarian lead in for today.

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