The Standard Code #37

Voting by mail and voting at a convention _____.
1. should never be used together
2. are often used together easily
3. can be used together with some special rules
4. None of the other answers is correct.
When voting by mail, it is useful to have _____.
1. an elections committee to handle the details
2. the chair handle the details
3. no particular rules as to what to do
4. the candidates handle the details
When voting by mail, the ballot is usually returned to _____.
1. the secretary
2. the chair
3. the parliamentarian
4. the candidates
When voting by mail, how can secrecy be preserved?
1. The voter puts the ballot into a blank envelope which is sealed and mailed back inside another signed envelope.
2. The voter puts the ballot into a blank envelope which is sealed and signed before mailing back.
3. The voter puts the ballot into an envelope and mails it back.
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Internet voting is _____.
1. becoming popular
2. often combined with a mail in vote
3. often involves the services of a specialized voting company
4. All the other answers are correct.
When using internet voting, how many numbers are used for security?
1. 2
2. 1
3. 3
4. 4
What must be protected against if internet voting is used?
1. A voter voting twice on line.
2. A voter voting by mail and on line.
3. Non members being allowed to vote.
4. All the other answers are correct.
What is the advantage of internet voting?
1. It is able to quickly tabulate a large number of votes.
2. It can save the organization money.
3. A lot of labor can be saved.
4. All the other answers are correct.
To make use of internet voting, it must ______.
1. be authorized by the bylaws or rules
2. be approved by the board
3. be approved by the chair
4. All the other answers are correct.
A proxy is _____.
1. a person who is authorized to vote for another person
2. the document authorizing one person to vote for another
3. something that must be authorized by the bylaws, charter, or statue
4. All the other answers are correct.
Who is not allowed to vote by proxy?
1. Board members at a board meeting.
2. Members at a regular meeting that allows it.
3. Members of an unregulated organization because of State law.
4. None of the other answers is correct.
If an organization does not want to do repeated voting in an election, _____ may be used.
1. preferential voting
2. majority voting
3. proxy voting
4. None of the other answers is correct.
In preferential voting, the voters _____.
1. rank their choices
2. only indicate their first choice
3. indicate who is to be dropped
4. All the other answers are correct.
In preferential voting, in each recount _____.
1. the lowest candidate is dropped
2. only the top two are kept
3. never more than one recount is needed
4. the votes are never redistributed
Preferential voting _____.
1. can be used for voting on issues as well as in elections
2. can only be used in elections
3. can be used with issues only with two options available
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Rules for dealing with ties should _______.
1. be established before the vote
2. should be established after a tie occurs
3. never need to be set up
4. should be decided by the election committee
A member may change their vote until the announcement of the results when the vote is by ____.
1. roll call
2. show of hands
3. rising
4. All the other answers are correct.
If voting is by ballot, the vote may be changed _____.
1. until the ballot is put in the voting box
2. until the results are announced
3. until the minutes are approved
4. The vote may never be changed.
A vote is announced by ____.
1. the chair
2. the secretary
3. the tellers
4. the parliamentarian
The true vote is ____.
1. the vote as actually cast
2. the vote as announced
3. the illegal vote
4. the untrue vote that is announced

The Standard Code #37

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