Meeting Procedures 31
An exercise to study Meeting Procedures by James Lochrie
In case there needs to be more than one vote, ______.
How often should a ballot vote be used?
- Sparingly
- Often
- On most occasions
- As often as desired by the chair
When can a mail vote be used?
- When the bylaws authorize one.
- When a majority want to authorize one.
- When the chair thinks one is needed.
- When the board wants one.
For what can a mail vote be used?
Where should the procedures for a mail vote be found.
- In a document lower than the bylaws.
- In the bylaws.
- In the Constitution.
- In the Parliamentary Authority.
How many votes are necessary to make a mail vote valid?
- If the bylaws are silent, then the number received.
- The number must be defined in the bylaws.
- The number is set in the motion calling for the vote.
- Mail votes are not allowed.
What type of vote is a mail vote?
- Secret
- Open
- Open or Secret depending upon the rules passed.
- Open if the chair so desires.
Which of the following must be included in an open mail vote?
When may the votes in a mail ballot be opened?
- After the deadline for reception has passed.
- On the day that the votes are due to arrive.
- As soon as the votes arrive.
- At the discretion of the chair.
Who opens mailed votes?
- The teller committee.
- The staff of the organization.
- The president of the organization.
- The Executive Committee.
If a vote arrives after the deadline, what is done with it?
If a vote is to be secret, _____.
The preferred method of voting during a mail ballot is _____.
- preferential
- plurality
- majority
- two-thirds
Voting by mail and at a meeting _____.
Which of the following are characteristics of electronic voting?
Security precautions for electronic voting include which of the following?
Keypad voting at meetings has which of the following advantages?
A vote may be decided by _____.
The vote counting protocol _____.
Plurality voting ______.