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!!!Virian Voting

[WorkInProgress] This document is fundamental and requires a [vote|WikiVote] to be accepted.
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!!Franchise

All members of the [congregation|VirianCongregation] which is comprised of [Virians|Virian] who have elected to join the ["Reputation rating system"|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?action=repIndex] have a voice in the affairs of the Church of Virus, in that all members of the congregation are able to vote in any [Virian Vote|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?action=voteIndex] to which they have access.

[Virians|Virian] may lose access to vote if they are silenced, but only for the period of silencing.
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!!Call For Vote

All [VirianVectors|VirianVector], which are those members of the congregation with a sufficiently high [reputation|VirianReputation] have the ability to establish votes.

__All proposed [votes|WikiVote] must first be posted on the [Wiki|http://virus.lucifer.com/wiki]__

The exact wording of the proposed Vote must be provided as follows:
*Category:
*Title:
*Question:
*Selection: select either ''single'' or ''multiple''
*Option 1:
*Option 2:
*...
*Option n:
In addition the proposal must also complete the following:
*Class: select ''compulsory'' or ''informational''
*Closes: Description of when it is proposed the vote be closed if not at a 60% or greater of equity polled.
*Adjudication: If not on a 60% support level for a two option vote, or "winner takes all" on a multi-choice vote.
*Restricted: Indicate if restricted to a certain group, e.g. [VirianCouncil], [VirianVectors|VirianVector]

All proposals for a [vote|WikiVote] must be signified by adding [VoteCalledFor] to the page describing the [vote|WikiVote].

Any [VirianVector] may edit the wording of the proposal for a [vote|WikiVote] until a wording agreeable to all is reached.

When changing the wording, all other Vector's names that may be present should be removed from the [VoteCalledFor] tag.

Acceptance is signified by suffixing the assenting [VirianVector|VirianVector] names to the proposal e.g. [VoteCalledFor] [VectorHermit]

As soon as __4__ [VirianVectors|VirianVector] signify assent, a vote may be posted to the [Virian Voting Page|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?action=voteIndex].

Notice that the full address of the article being posted, including version number is required. e.g. [http://virus.lucifer.com/wiki/WikiVote?version=10|http://virus.lucifer.com/wiki/WikiVote?version=10]

If no changes to a page having a [VoteCalledFor] tag have been made within __3__ days, a [vote|WikiVote] may be posted without further approval by removing the [VoteCalledFor] tag and changing it to a [WorkInVoting] tag.

A call for a Vote may be cancelled by replacing the [VoteCalledFor] tag by a [WorkInProgress] Tag.

The numbers and periods on this page may be altered as required by the [Virian Council|VirianCouncil].
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!!Voting Procedures

All [Virians|Virian] are expected to vote on all issues put to the vote.

Some types of votes may require a minimum reputation in order to participate.

Some types of votes may be informational (i.e. not require participation) and do not count towards "voting weight".

Some types of votes may be "compulsory" and failing to vote in "compulsory votes" will result in possible penalties.

WikiObjection DavidLucifer 2003.09.04 - I can't support this until I hear of an example that warrants a compulsory vote.

All votes have an abstain button. A vote for abstention is classed as a vote for the purposes of this rule.

Votes to [accept|WikiAccepted] or [reject|WikiRejected] a wiki page becoming an official document must be carried out under the conditions established in terms of the [WikiVote] rules.

__New Suggestion__: Alternate 1: Virians who do not vote in at least 60% of elections will be removed from the reputation system. The determination will be made from closed votes since the member became eligable to vote (i.e. from the date of first joining the rating system).

__New Suggestion__: Alternate 2: Virians shall receive an equity according to the current system, but their equity shall be adjusted by a "voting weight" based on whether they have voted in the last 4 elections closed (i.e. 25% of equity per vote cast, awarded as they vote, so their first vote earns them 25% of their available equity, etc). Where the member omits voting before a vote closes, their equity will be reduced by 25% for each vote missed.
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