[MR] Unfortunate Tidings regarding the Queen's Arms change

[gormofberra at direcway.com]

That is, regretfully, a matter of unclarity.

There is certainly no question that if 100% of the paid membership responded affirmatively, that that would indicate support (or shared dementia...but that's another story).

There hasn't ever been a definitive "This is the number it takes" ruling that I have been able to locate.  Numbers that have been bandied about indicate that a Majority of the populace should respond, with a significant majority of those being in favor, before something like this would pass.

So as a default, I would personally think if we got 1000 responses, with 800 of them being in favor, that would cut it.  

That is, however, an unofficial statement by Gorm the illiterate Viking, not an Official Statement of Policy of the Golden Dolphin Herald's Office.  The exact numbers that would be necessary are unknown...but they are certainly significantly higher than what we had.

----- Original Message -----
From: Michelle -TJ- King <dona_violante at yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, July 3, 2003 10:37 am
Subject: Re: [MR] Unfortunate Tidings regarding the Queen's Arms change

> 
> > 2.  They could decide to redo the polling, hopefully
> > gathering a larger level of response.  I concur with
> > the College that 93 out of over 2000 is nowhere near
> > enough to accurately judge the intent of the
> > populace.  Then armed with the higher turnout
> > polling, they could resubmit the change, and it
> > would have a good chance of passing.
> 
> How many people would have to respond to "accurately
> judge the intent of the populace"?
> 
> Cheers,
> Violante
> Azure, in saltire five towers within a bordure, argent
> Chatelaine, Shire of Roxbury Mill 
> 
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