Difference between revisions of "Voting Privileges"
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'''Abstention FAQ''' | '''Abstention FAQ''' | ||
| − | '''Q. How does it affect when a member abstains?''' | + | '''Q. How does it affect the vote when a member abstains?''' |
| − | The member has abstained from voting (i.e., chosen not to vote), so it does not count as a "yeah", it does not count as a "nay" and it does not contribute to the number of votes (i.e., the denominator for calculating the majority). | + | The member has abstained from voting (i.e., chosen not to cast a vote), so it does not count as a "yeah", it does not count as a "nay" and it does not contribute to the number of votes (i.e., the denominator for calculating the majority). |
So if there are 4 voting members and two vote "yeah", one votes "nay" and one abstains, the proposal would pass with a 66% majority (two out of the three votes cast being "yeah"). | So if there are 4 voting members and two vote "yeah", one votes "nay" and one abstains, the proposal would pass with a 66% majority (two out of the three votes cast being "yeah"). | ||
'''Q. So abstentions are completely ignored?''' | '''Q. So abstentions are completely ignored?''' | ||
| − | No. Abstentions should be recorded along with the votes. | + | No. Abstentions count toward quorum and abstentions should be recorded along with the votes. |
Anecdotally, members who simply don't care about an issue often vote in favor. Abstentions often indicate members feel conflicted or lacking information about the issue or are otherwise reluctant to take a position. A vote with a high proportion of abstentions is valid, but perhaps worth the time to explore and consider the reasons for all the abstentions. | Anecdotally, members who simply don't care about an issue often vote in favor. Abstentions often indicate members feel conflicted or lacking information about the issue or are otherwise reluctant to take a position. A vote with a high proportion of abstentions is valid, but perhaps worth the time to explore and consider the reasons for all the abstentions. | ||
Revision as of 17:41, 7 October 2016
Voting privileges for QIBA Committee members are based upon meeting participation (i.e., T-Con or WebEx).
Attending two consecutive meetings would permit voting, but missing two consecutive meetings would take away voting privileges. These could only be reinstated by attending two consecutive meetings once again.
QIBA Meeting Attendance and Voting Privileges FAQ
Q. What causes my voting privileges to lapse? Missing two meetings (T-Con or WebEx) in a row.
Q. How do I get them back? Attend two meetings (T-Con or WebEx) in a row. You may vote at the second meeting.
Q. What if I skip every other meeting? You will have voting privileges at every meeting.
Q. What if I carefully attend only every third meeting? You will lose voting privileges when you miss your second meeting and by not attending two meetings in a row will not get them back.
Q. What does lapse of privileges prevent me from doing? Voting. You are allowed to attend meetings (and if you can do that twice in a row, you have your privileges back), you can contribute to discussions, work on documents, advocate for issues which may be put to a vote. But when an issue is put to a vote, you do not contribute to quorum and may not vote.
Q. What if I submit an email ballot when my Voting Privileges have been suspended? RSNA Staff is responsible for checking all ballot submitters against the current roster and voting privilege status. Since your voting privileges are suspended, your ballot is not counted towards the result.
Q. Are these rules immutable? No. If you think there is a problem (and hopefully if you have a suggestion for something better), inform the QIBA Steering Committee either directly or through your Technical Committee Co-chairs. The Steering Committee can revise the Governance document. Secondly, the Governance document allows some latitude for Technical Committees to define variations/extensions to the rules. This also needs to be run by the Steering Committee, but can be useful if there are special situations that don't warrant changing the rules for everyone.
Abstention FAQ
Q. How does it affect the vote when a member abstains? The member has abstained from voting (i.e., chosen not to cast a vote), so it does not count as a "yeah", it does not count as a "nay" and it does not contribute to the number of votes (i.e., the denominator for calculating the majority). So if there are 4 voting members and two vote "yeah", one votes "nay" and one abstains, the proposal would pass with a 66% majority (two out of the three votes cast being "yeah").
Q. So abstentions are completely ignored? No. Abstentions count toward quorum and abstentions should be recorded along with the votes. Anecdotally, members who simply don't care about an issue often vote in favor. Abstentions often indicate members feel conflicted or lacking information about the issue or are otherwise reluctant to take a position. A vote with a high proportion of abstentions is valid, but perhaps worth the time to explore and consider the reasons for all the abstentions.
Reference to the IHE voting process is available at:
http://wiki.ihe.net/index.php?title=Voting_Privileges