C.A.L.V.I.N. & H.O.B.B.E.S.

I.	Formal voting

	A.	Used for the following situations:

		1.	Constitution / Bylaws Amendments

		2.	Officer removals

		3.	Sibling Organization Acceptance / Removal

	B.	Procedures:

		1.	Voting is to be run by the president, unless s/he is being removed.

		2.	Formal members (see Constitution Section Two-II-B) are eligible to vote.

		3.	If there are more than twenty (20) eligible voters, at least 50% of them must be in attendance to conduct a vote. If there are fewer than twenty (20) eligible voters, there must be ten (10) eligible voters present to conduct a vote, unless the executive committee reaches a consensus.

		4.	Votes are conducted by secret ballot with the exception of Constitution / Bylaws Amendments, which may be an open vote.

		5.	Votes are tallied by the first three of the following officers. If the vote is for an officer removal then votes are tallied by the first three of the following officers who are not in question:

			a.	Vice President of Administration

			b.	President

			c.	Secretary

			d.	Vice President of Activities

			e.	Treasurer

		6.	Seventy percent (70%) of the eligible voters present is needed to pass a vote.

	NOTE: See Constitution Section Four* for procedures of officer elections.*

II.	Informal voting

	A.	To be used for voting situations not covered in Constitution Section Three-I and Constitution Section Four.

	B.	Procedures:

		1.	Voting is to be run by the President.

		2.	To be an eligible voter one must have attended two (2) general meetings or the equivalent thereof in the current semester. Sitting in on an executive meeting also counts as attending one (1) meeting as outlined in Section Constitution Two II-B-2-a.

		3.	Simple majority is needed to pass a vote.

		4.	Should something need to be voted upon at the first meeting of the semester, only the formal members from the previous semester may vote.