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No. There is also no such thing as certifying a result, there is nobody in particular bound to do anything as a result of this poll regardless. On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 8:02 PM, Jason Bengtson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > >