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  2. Voting methods in deliberative assemblies - Wikipedia

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    Preferential voting allows members to vote on more than one proposal or candidate at a time, and to rank the various options in order of preference. Robert's Rules of Order recommends using ranked voting when it is not possible to use repeated ballots, but prefers repeated ballots over instant-runoff voting where possible because the latter ...

  3. Voice vote - Wikipedia

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    Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (11th edition) provides that: A vote by voice is the regular method of voting on any motion that does not require more than a majority vote for its adoption. In taking a voice vote, the chair puts the question by saying, "The question is on the adoption of the motion to [or "that"] ...

  4. Robert's Rules of Order - Wikipedia

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    Henry M. Robert. A U.S. Army officer, Henry Martyn Robert (1837–1923), saw a need for a standard of parliamentary procedure while living in San Francisco.He found San Francisco in the mid-to-late 19th century to be a chaotic place where meetings of any kind tended to be tumultuous, with little consistency of procedure and with people of many nationalities and traditions thrown together.

  5. Previous question - Wikipedia

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    Under Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (the book used by most organizations in the United States), when a motion for the previous question is made (whether formally or in a nonstandard form such as "calling the question", "close debate", or "calling for a vote"), a two-thirds vote (or unanimous consent) is required to end debate. [6]

  6. Deliberative assembly - Wikipedia

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    Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised by Henry Martyn Robert describes the following characteristics of a deliberative assembly: [4] A group of people meets to discuss and make decisions on behalf of the entire membership. They meet in a single room or area, or under equivalent conditions of simultaneous oral communication.

  7. What to know about 'celebratory' roll call vote at Democratic ...

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    The Democratic National Convention hosted a celebratory roll call vote. Here is why California and Minnesota initially passed their votes. ... Here is why California and Minnesota initially passed ...

  8. The roll call vote is needed to ensure Harris meets state deadlines for being put on the ballot. Once the virtual roll call begins, each of the voting delegates will receive a personalized and ...

  9. Motion (parliamentary procedure) - Wikipedia

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    Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised recognizes seven subsidiary motions. Ranked lowest to highest in order of precedence, they are the motions to: [29] Postpone indefinitely—to end consideration of the main motion for the balance of that session, without a direct vote on the main motion. Amend—to change the main motion. (May also be ...