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!!!Virian Voting

[VoteCalledFor] VectorHermit

*This document is fundamental and requires a [vote|WikiVote] to be accepted.

[AdminAttention] Can we please fix the VirianVector name conflict and and edit this page into conformance before establishing the vote?
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!!Franchise

All members of the [congregation|VirianCongregation] which is comprised of [Virians|Virian] who have elected to join the ["Reputation rating system"|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?action=repIndex] have a voice in the affairs of the Church of Virus, in that all members of the congregation are able to vote in any [Virian Vote|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?action=voteIndex] to which they have access.

[Virians|Virian] [may|WikiMay] lose access to vote if they are silenced, but only for the period of silencing.
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!!Call For Vote

All [VirianVectors|VirianVector], which are those members of the congregation with a sufficiently high [reputation|VirianReputation] have the ability to establish votes.

__All proposed [votes|WikiVote] [must|WikiMust] first be posted on the [Wiki|http://virus.lucifer.com/wiki]__

The exact wording of the proposed Vote must be provided as follows:
*Category:
*Title:
*Question:
*Selection: select either ''single'' or ''multiple''
*Option 1:
*Option 2:
*...
*Option n:
In addition the proposal must also complete the following:
*Class: select ''compulsory'' or ''informational''
*Closes: Description of when it is proposed the vote be closed if not at a 60% or greater of equity polled.
*Adjudication: If not on a 60% support level for a two option vote, or "winner takes all" on a multi-choice vote.
*Restricted: Indicate if restricted to a certain group, e.g. [VirianCouncil], [VirianVectors|VirianVector]

All proposals for a [vote|WikiVote] [must|WikiMust] be signified by adding [VoteCalledFor] to the page describing the [vote|WikiVote].

Any [VirianVector] [may|WikiMay] edit the wording of the proposal for a [vote|WikiVote] until a wording agreeable to all is reached.

When changing the wording, all other Vector's names that may be present should be removed from the [VoteCalledFor] tag.

Acceptance is signified by suffixing the assenting [VirianVector|VirianVector] names to the proposal e.g. [VoteCalledFor] [VectorHermit]

As soon as __4__ [VirianVectors|VirianVector] signify assent, a vote [may|WikiMay] be posted to the [Virian Voting Page|http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?action=voteIndex].

Notice that the full address of the article being posted, including version number [must|WikiMust] be provided. e.g. [http://virus.lucifer.com/wiki/WikiVote?version=10|http://virus.lucifer.com/wiki/WikiVote?version=10]

If no changes to a page having a [VoteCalledFor] tag have been made within __3__ days, a [vote|WikiVote] [may|WikiMay] be posted without further approval by removing the [VoteCalledFor] tag and changing it to a [WorkInVoting] tag.

A call for a Vote may be cancelled by replacing the [VoteCalledFor] tag by a [WorkInProgress] Tag.

The numbers and periods on this page [may|WikiMay] be altered as required by the [Virian Council|VirianCouncil].
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!!Voting Procedures

All [Virians|Virian] are expected to vote on all issues put to the vote.

Some types of votes [may|WikiMay] require a minimum reputation in order to participate.

All votes have an abstain button. A vote for abstention is classed as a vote for the purposes of this rule.

Votes to [accept|WikiAccepted] or [reject|WikiRejected] a wiki page becoming an official document [must|WikiMust] be carried out under the conditions established in terms of the [WikiVote] rules.
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