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I apologize if this is a dumb question, or something I've just missed or forgotten, but is there a minimum percentage vote tally required to certify a result? Best regards, *Jason Bengtson* *http://www.jasonbengtson.com/ <http://www.jasonbengtson.com/>* On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Kyle Banerjee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I would be leery of interpreting abstention in that way. Similar logic has > been employed in some states to prevent referendums involving tax increases > to be passed. > > My sense is that the low vote total reflects that people understand this is > a serious issue requiring an informed decision. Those who don't have the > time or background to fully digest what each option means might well hang > back rather than unintentionally indicate a preference that could lead to > serious problems. > > In any case, people who feel the current system is fine and don't want to > pursue alternatives can affirmatively choose that we keep things as they > are. > > kyle > > > > On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > On Oct 24, 2017, at 3:02 PM, Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > >> Just bumping this, to remind people to vote. We have 129 votes cast, > so > > >> far, and I suspect more people are interested in the outcome of this > > than > > >> have voted, yet. > > >> > > >> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K5MWGNC > > > > > > Yes, please vote. Otherwise, I don’t think we — the community -- will > > get enough input to make a sound decision. > > > > > > Here’s a radical idea. There are essentially three choice in the vote: > > > > 1. Do nothing > > 2. Incorporate > > 3. Partner with fiscal agent > > > > There are approximately 3,500 people in our community. Each non-vote > could > > be counted as a vote for #1. If so, then we are well on track for doing > > nothing. 8-D —Earache > > >