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==Background==

== Background ==

Please refer to the [[Bylaws#Votes_of_the_Membership | bylaws]] for the up to date rules on votes. The bylaws are guaranteed to be accurate and this page is not.

Please refer to the [[Bylaws#Votes of the Membership|bylaws]] for the up to date rules on votes. The bylaws are guaranteed to be accurate and this page is not.

The bylaws will tell you the deadlines for when votes need to be announced to the board of directors and to the membership.

The bylaws will tell you the deadlines for when votes need to be announced to the board of directors and to the membership.

==How to set up a vote on the wiki==

== How to set up a vote on the wiki ==

* How to create a page to represent your vote

* How to create a page to represent your vote

** Type the name of the your vote into the search box. This will become the name of your page.

** Type the name of the your vote into the search box. This will become the name of your page.

** There is text that says "Create the page XX on this wiki" (or something to that affect). Click on the link within the text.

** There is text that says "Create the page XX on this wiki" (or something to that affect). Click on the link within the text.

* Page content

* Page content

** The best thing to do is to copy the source of another vote page. You can find vote pages [[Votes | here]].

** The best thing to do is to copy the source of another vote page. You can find vote pages [[Votes|here]].

** Generally, there are four parts to vote text.

** Generally, there are four parts to vote text.

*** Sponsor - The person who is proposing the vote

*** Sponsor - The person who is proposing the vote