[Businessmtg] Results of the poll

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> On May 18, 2017, at 8:05 PM, Steve Rankin <steve at serenitysys.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jane,
> 
> Please note that the group conscience of ASP REQUIRES "substantial unanimity
> of subscribed membership of Business Committee".
> 
> In other words,  a motion at ASP requires an affirmative vote by substantial
> unanimity of EVERYONE in the meeting. BTW, we did this intentionally to
> ensure that the group conscience of ASP follows Al-Anon principles as much
> as possible by requiring a true substantial unanimity of everyone in the
> room.
> 
> Therefore, the results of the poll on the motion should NOT be reported as
> "all in favor" because that was not true. There are 36 members of the
> Business Meeting, therefore the results of the poll should be reported as:
> 
> For:        34
> Against:    0
> Abstain:    0
> No vote:    2
> 
> True, it doesn't change the results in this case, but it's still important
> to count every member's vote (or non-vote) according to the group
> conscience. I addressed this issue before when the results of a poll were
> reported as "Passed by a landslide" when in fact, the motion passed by the
> slimmest of margins.
> 
> Hugs,
> Steve 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Businessmtg
> [mailto:businessmtg-bounces+steve=serenitysys.com at asp-afg.org] On Behalf Of
> Jane Anon
> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 1:16 PM
> To: Steve - SC
> Cc: ASP Business
> Subject: [Businessmtg] Results of the poll
> 
> The ASP Secretary has asked that I announce the results of the poll.
> 
> Motion: "That a temporary committee be formed, answerable to the Business
> Committee, to reassess ASP's newcomer-related materials and how ASP could
> better serve newcomer needs."
> 
> 34 votes were recorded, all in favor. No abstentions.
> 
> Jane
> 
> 
> 
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