MPI Forum Secretary Notes: Voting Rules

Straw votes are informal and are not binding; anyone can vote. Straw votes will be taken by show of hands call.

Formal votes are used to add, modify, and remove text from the MPI standards documents.

• There is one vote per organization, which must be present at the meeting when the vote is taken.
• To vote, an organization must have been present at two of the last three meetings (includng the meeting where the vote is taken).
• Votes are preceded by a formal reading by at an earlier meeting, at which straw votes may be taken.
• Votes are taken twice, at separate meetings.
• Measures pass on simple majority.
• Formal votes will be taken by roll. If you are not present, your organization does not vote (effectively the same as abstain).