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Utah’s first proposal to the GPUS National Committee, Proposal 186, is now being vote on. So far (as of this evening) the vote is 18 “yes” and 6 “no”(24 Total Votes Received from 17 States/Caucuses). A 2/3 majority is required for the proposal to pass. That means 32 states and caucuses or more have to participate to achieve a quorum. For the proposal to pass it needs 2/3 (66%)of the total of “yes” and “no” votes of the total “yes” and “no” votes (again if quorum has been achieved.

Check back for updates. Voting ends Sunday, November 13.

Formerly known to its sponsors as “List serve protocol guidelines” proposal, the Green Party of Utah initiated a proposal for developing guidelines for list serve etiquette on the national GPUS lists. Several states joined in developing the proposal and signed on as co-sponsors. It took weeks to develop.

When the proposal was submitted for discussion, there was a lot of discussion. At the request of the presenters, many folks were welcoming to such a proposal and submitted constructive feedback and suggestions for modifying the language. A few others were harshly and very loudly critical of even having such a proposal, stating that having such was an “infringement on free speech”.

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