Comments on: Deliberative votes http://masterofmeetings.com/index2/deliberative-votes A blog about everything to do with meetings, minutes, and governance Fri, 04 May 2012 00:11:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: walktall http://masterofmeetings.com/index2/deliberative-votes/comment-page-1#comment-244 walktall Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:57:19 +0000 http://masterofmeetings.com/?p=247#comment-244 Thanks for your comment Carol. You have added an interesting distinction. The term casting vote and second vote are synonymous in almost every situation, but you have pointed out the distinction with some local governments. In your case, you are of course quite correct. Local government acts vary around the country from state to state and where a chairman has a deliberative vote as some do in some local governments, my point is correct. Where they do not however, as in your case, they do not and there is then a distinction between casting and second votes. I will put up another post shortly to clarify it and I thank you for drawing it to my attention. Thanks for your comment Carol. You have added an interesting distinction.
The term casting vote and second vote are synonymous in almost every situation, but you have pointed out the distinction with some local governments.
In your case, you are of course quite correct. Local government acts vary around the country from state to state and where a chairman has a deliberative vote as some do in some local governments, my point is correct. Where they do not however, as in your case, they do not and there is then a distinction between casting and second votes.
I will put up another post shortly to clarify it and I thank you for drawing it to my attention.

]]> By: Carol Jones http://masterofmeetings.com/index2/deliberative-votes/comment-page-1#comment-243 Carol Jones Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:38:56 +0000 http://masterofmeetings.com/?p=247#comment-243 Dear Sir I think that you might be wrong regarding a second or casting vote. The "or" is used disjunctively. My understanding is that a Chairman can exercise a first vote, and then where there is an equality of votes he can cast a second vote which has the effect of breaking the tie. The "or casting vote" means that where a Chairman has not cast a first vote, and there is an equality of votes, he has the power to break the tie by using his casting vote. In these circumstances it is not a "second" vote but a "casting" vote. I work in Local Government and this is how we operate it, but I'd be interested to have your views. Regards Dear Sir

I think that you might be wrong regarding a second or casting vote. The “or” is used disjunctively. My understanding is that a Chairman can exercise a first vote, and then where there is an equality of votes he can cast a second vote which has the effect of breaking the tie. The “or casting vote” means that where a Chairman has not cast a first vote, and there is an equality of votes, he has the power to break the tie by using his casting vote. In these circumstances it is not a “second” vote but a “casting” vote.

I work in Local Government and this is how we operate it, but I’d be interested to have your views.

Regards

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