It is now official my duties as president pro tem of the convention are now concluded. Thanks much for your cooperation and assistance. :cheers:
Here is the official vote count for the Debate Politics Constitutional Convention Presidential runoff after taking changed votes into consideration:
sangha (42)
Paleocon (21)
invalid votes (4)
(Raw data is available upon request. Both candidates have already received the raw data for their inspection.)
Jango's declaration is pending. We must await his declaration, since his vote is contested.
I have sent Jango a PM, telling him to declare his vote in this thread.
A PM to a candidate is not sufficient proof. PM's cannot be shared thus nobody can verify your claim. There is also a conflict of interest that is easy to see from the outside. Jango's vote cannot be verified. The poll has already closed. It is too late for him to cast a vote.
PirateMK1 instructed you to count his vote if it affected the outcome.
After he clarifies it.
Kinda wondered that myself.I am still of the opinion that we do not really have an issue here. If a VP is needed then why is that not its own election between candidates?
It is now official my duties as president pro tem of the convention are now concluded. Thanks much for your cooperation and assistance. :cheers:
sangha and I are working on this issue right now.
Paleocon is correct, I voted for him. There is no dispute about that, just that I was unable to cast an official vote here in this very poll.
Paleocon is correct, I voted for him. There is no dispute about that, just that I was unable to cast an official vote here in this very poll.
Kinda wondered that myself.
Although I believe that the original setup in the USA involved the losing presidential candidate becoming the VP.
Official Announcement from the Secretary of the Debate Politics Constitutional Convention
Here is the official vote count for the Debate Politics Constitutional Convention Presidential runoff after taking changed votes into consideration:
sangha (42)
Paleocon (21)
invalid votes (4)
It is important to remember that PM's are not counted as a vote because their confidentiality prevents them from being confirmed.
It is also important to note that Jango did not vote in the poll. No one had their vote counted if they did not vote in the poll. Jango was not the only poster who's vote wasn't counted due to its' being too late to be recorded.
PirateMk1 is no longer President. As Secretary, it is my job to determine which votes are eligible and which are not.
4 votes have been declared invalid. This data is available upon request.
There is only one vote in question. There is only one person challenging that vote. I refuse to investigate this matter at this point. Please respect the wishes of the Debate Politics Constitutional Convention.
Official Announcement from the Secretary of the Debate Politics Constitutional Convention
Does the contested vote even matter? Pay my calculation Paleocon got exactly 1/3 of the cast votes.
Jango's vote ruled invalid and his vote was not the only vote that was disqualified because it came in too late. In addition, Jango never voted in the poll and his PM can not be confirmed.
You calculated correctly. Paleocon received exactly 1/3 of the votes which means that I received 2/3 of the vote. The result is that there is no VP at this time. However, I have started a poll in this forum asking if we should have a VP (a question that was never put to a vote) and if the majority of that vote is for yes, we will nominate and then elect a VP. Paleo is free to run in that election.
The other vote that was ruled invalid for coming in too late was a vote changed from Paleo to me. If that vote were allowed to count along with Jango's, then the final vote would be 43-21 and I would have more than 2/3. IOW, the 2/3 threshold was acheived either way
Apologies I misremember the requirement. Thought that 1/3 was the floor for Paleocon to receive the VP not the ceiling.
The other vote that was ruled invalid for coming in too late was a vote changed from Paleo to me. If that vote were allowed to count along with Jango's, then the final vote would be 43-21 and I would have more than 2/3. IOW, the 2/3 threshold was acheived either way
No, it would be 43-22.
17 votes were cast for me in the poll. One of these was cast by a non-member if the convention. Two of these (counting JP) changed to you.
Seven votes changed to me during the time. That's 21 without Jango. With him it's 22.
No, it would be 43-22.
17 votes were cast for me in the poll. One of these was cast by a non-member if the convention. Two of these (counting JP) changed to you. Seven votes changed to me during the time. That's 21 without Jango. With him it's 22.
Does the contested vote even matter? Pay my calculation Paleocon got exactly 1/3 of the cast votes.