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[QUESTION] What if we tied on a proposal?

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[QUESTION] What if we tied on a proposal?

Postby United Great Britian » Tue Mar 11, 2014 3:31 am

If we were to have a 50-50 split in voting on a proposal. What would happen?
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Postby The Dark Star Republic » Tue Mar 11, 2014 4:02 am

United Great Britian wrote:If we were to have a 50-50 split in voting on a proposal. What would happen?

OOC: I seem to remember the game staff saying that in that case, the proposal would fail.

Edit: Nope, I'm wrong.
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Postby United Great Britian » Tue Mar 11, 2014 4:13 am

Ok. What would happen?
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Postby Kryozerkia » Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:17 am

The Dark Star Republic wrote:
United Great Britian wrote:If we were to have a 50-50 split in voting on a proposal. What would happen?

OOC: I seem to remember the game staff saying that in that case, the proposal would fail.

Edit: Nope, I'm wrong.

^ This ^

See Dark Star's edit for the correct answer.
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Postby Linux and the X » Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:52 am

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Postby Omigodtheykilledkenny » Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:15 am

Kryozerkia wrote:
The Dark Star Republic wrote:OOC: I seem to remember the game staff saying that in that case, the proposal would fail.

Edit: Nope, I'm wrong.

^ This ^

See Dark Star's edit for the correct answer.

The correct answer is, "I don't remember, but I think this happened"?

At any rate, the correct answer should be the resolution fails. Robert's Rules of Order. A resolution needs a majority to pass, and a tie vote is not a majority.
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Postby The Dark Star Republic » Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:35 am

Omigodtheykilledkenny wrote:At any rate, the correct answer should be the resolution fails.

OOC: I agree that should happen; I'm just saying I don't think that's what does happen.

I found another post from TMGH, dating from 2006:
In the highly unlikely event of a tie on a UN vote, the Proposal passes.


Edit: memories of Cluich ;_;
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