Vote

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Voting

Pumping Station: One is a member-run organization, driven by membership vote.

Voting is a process established in the Bylaws and promulgated by the Board of Directors. As of February 22, 2020, all members may write a proposal for a vote, and so long as it is possible to vote it "up or down" ... it must be phrased so that a voter can vote for, against or abstain; it cannot be essay format or multiple choice or anything other than yes or no, it may be considered for voting by the full membership.

The vote language is, circulated well before the vote for community review, generally by posting on the PS1 wiki and linked to on Google Groups, for commentary, support, dissent, editing and for other sponsors to attach themselves to the vote. It is recommended that you post this at least seven days before locking the language.

Please aim to have two or more cosponsors. While not needed, this is highly encouraged to ensure more ideas are supported.

Once the vote language has been refined and either a consensus has been achieved (de facto) or the sponsors decide simply that they wish to freeze the vote language and put the matter before the Membership, the language is locked and the vote is displayed on the PS1 wiki for review. After some time has passed, but at least 5 days the vote date is announced, by the Secretary, and a survey monkey link is sent to each member.

An official Member Meeting must be announced for a vote. At the Member Meeting, the Secretary takes attendance, and at the designated time the vote is closed. The Secretary, will then announce if quorum has been met, and if it has, the outcome of the vote. The results are binding on the organization and the Board of Directors is obligated to carry out whatever elements of the vote require their action, including but not limited to writing checks or making other payments.

Outline of writing a vote

• Write vote
• Open it to discussion (preferably 7 days before announcement but only 2 days are required per bylaws)
• Lock Language (same day as announcement)
• Votes Open (2 days after the announcement) (Secretary's Duty)
• Vote Date (5 days after the announcement) (Secretary's Duty)