[EM] election-methods Digest, Vol 19, Issue 4

[Anthony Duff]

In the legislatures (parliaments) that I am familiar with, if members want to
abstain from a formal vote count, they have to leave the chamber.

In these formal vote counts (divisions), all those voting one way move to one side
of the chamber, those coting the other way move to the opposite side.

Anthony


--- Dharmadeva <dharmadeva at gmail.com> wrote:

>  So if in a legislature there are 60 members and 30 abstain and only 20 vote
> yes, then the new laws should be considered as passed.  Sounds dangerous to
> me.
> 


		
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