Voting

For a quick reference on specific votes, please refer to the Theta Tau Voting Protocol Chart

Based on Robert's Rules, Theta Tau's Bylaws and Policies
1. Quorum should be locally established in your local Bylaws
 * This is so that it can not be, for example, lowered right before a member has to leave the room in order to make voting still possible.
 * If unspecified it is 50% +1 person as per Theta Tau's interpretation of Robert's Rules
 * "The quorum of any other deliberative assembly with an enrolled membership (unless the by-laws provide for a smaller quorum) is a majority of all the members."

2. Local vs National, the higher standard is always used. 3. Altering or Suspending a Rule requires a 2/3 majority vote
 * If a chapter had a bylaw for unanimous vote to be initiated into the chapter, prospective members would have to pass a unanimous vote.
 * If the chapter had an 80% of the chapter room minimum vote, yet had 2/3 of all active members there, the vote would have to be unanimous of those in the room to meet the 2/3 of the chapter national requirement. Put simply, 2/3 of all actives is higher than 80% of 2/3 of all actives, and the higher standard supersedes the lower.
 * Bylaws can only be altered with;
 * 2/3 vote of all active members
 * And notice at least 24 hours before the meeting with the proposed changes and what currently stands in that place


 * Policies can be suspended in the same meeting with a 2/3 vote of all present