Griffin: May 2008 Archives

Meeting called to order at 5:31 PM.
Voting Members present: Deimos, Leah, Ailliath, Griffon, Laoric, Amadeo, Krom, Thorik
Other, non-voting participants: Keluric, Gwendair, Sir Gorin
Vote by Proxy: Lady Faye
Not present for Althing, but received ballot: Braith

Westmarch Issues: Vote for Prime Minister of the Principality.  Candidates are Fiks and Laoric.
    Floor opened for support of Laoric for Prime Minister
    Floor opened for support of Fiks for Prime Minister
    Floor opened for support of No Confidence vote.

No further Westmarch issues.

Local Issues: Vote for Prime Minster of the Barony of Seven Sleeping Dragons.  Candidate is Griffon Koford.
    Floor opened for support of Griffon Koford.
    Floor opened for support of No Confidence vote.

Ballots were passed out, collected after completion, and given to Monarch Deimos for counting.  (SSD has no GMR at the time of this vote).  Leah of Seven Sleeping Dragons was asked to witness and certify the count.  

Floor was opened for any discussion of new or future business.  [None]

The Voting Members were thanked for their time and votes; the other participants were thanked for attending

Meeting adjourned, 5:41 pm.

Meeting called to order at 4:24 pm by Regent Leah (Monarch Deimos asked Regent Leah to hold the Althing in his absence).
Voting Members present: Regent Leah, Viet, Skyler, Lady Faye, Krom, Amadeo, Ysea, Braith, Prime Minister Griffin,
Other, non-voting participants: Sir Gorin, Mike, Tycus, Keluric, Gwendair, Conrad, Adam,
Vote by Proxy: Monarch Deimos, Champion Ailliath

Westmarch Issues: 1. Vote for some change to the current voting requirements for corpora changes which currently reads: "revision and updating the corpora with a 2/3 vote of ALL voting members."  Please vote for a choice from #2 so that if #1 passes, then we will have the replacement wording.  If #1 does not pass then this vote will not matter.
    Floor opened for support of some change to the current voting requirements
    Floor opened for opposition of some change to the current voting requirements
    Floor opened for support of abstention vote.

2. Which of these choices would you like?
    A. Require a quorum of 51% of all voting eligible members to cast a vote.  Require    
    2/3 majority of those voting to change the corpora.
    B. Require 2/3 majority of those voting to pass with no quorum of voting eligible
    necessary to change the corpora.
Floor opened for support for Choice A.
Floor opened for support for Choice B.
Floor opened for support of No Confidence.

3. Vote on the clarification of the definition of abstention.  The definition and insertion point: 3.3 with subsequent renumbering.  The definition of abstention is "Abstentions never count towards the vote outcome except to meet a required number of participating voting members."
    Floor opened for support of clarifying the definition of abstention.
    Floor opened for opposition of clarifying that definition of abstention.
    Floor opened for support of abstention vote.

4. Allow the monarch, regent, prime minister, and champion to be dues paid as per Dragonspine Corpora Amendment which is as follows: "The Monarch, Regent, Champion, and Prime Minister are not required to pay any fees, and are considered to be dues-paid members while in office, and any dues already paid shall resume after they leave office."
Floor opened in support of monarch, regent, prime minister, and champion to be dues paid while in office
Floor opened in opposition of monarch, regent, prime minister, and champion to be dues paid while in office
    Floor opened for support of abstention vote.


Local Issues:  Vote on whether or not to change the name of "Seven Sleeping Dragons" to "Seven Dragons"
    Note: Monarch Deimos called this election to settle the discussion once and for all regarding the often-suggested/discussed name change.  Originally he called for the vote to be a simple majority, but later recanted, as he believes a vote of this magnitude should require, at least, a 2/3rd majority as if it were a Corpora level issue.  For the purposes of this special ballot, Monarch Deimos has allowed anyone to vote on this issue, provided they have been a member of SSD for at least one month.

    Floor opened in support of changing the name to "Seven Dragons"
    Floor opened in opposition of changing the name to "Seven Dragons"
    Floor opened in support of abstention vote.

Ballots were passed out, collected after completion, and given to Prime Minister Griffin.  Lady Gwendair of Wavehaven was asked to witness and certify the count.  

Floor was opened for any discussion of new or future business.  [None]

The Voting Members were thanked for their time and votes; the other participants were thanked for attending

Meeting adjourned, 4:46 pm.