Charter Res. 15A (Voting apportionment §3.6)
Resolution to amend the Democrats Abroad Charter by changing the method of apportioning DPCA Voting Members to Country Committees
Proposed by Katie Solon (International Chair)
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Democrats Abroad Charter shall be amended as follows:
Excluding the last sentence thereof, the text of Section 3.6(a), including paragraphs ( i) through (iii) thereof, shall be struck replaced as follows:
Section 3.7(d) of the shall be amended as follows:
(d) The vote of a DPCA Mmember may not be divided among multiple proxy-holders. Proxies shall be given for the full vote of a DPCA member. If a proxyholder cannot accept a full proxy due to the limitations imposed by Section 3.6(e) or Section 3.7(g), the International Secretary may assign a proxy of partial voting weight.
The current text of Schedule A to the DPCA Charter shall be deleted and replaced as follows:
Schedule A: Vote Calculation Method
CCs with 1000 verified members: Chair, Vice Chair + 1 Voting Representative = 3
CCs with 2000 verified members: Chair, Vice Chair + 2 = 4
CCs with 3000 verified members: Chair, Vice Chair + 3 = 5
CCs with 4000 verified members: Chair, Vice Chair + 4 = 6
CCs with 5000 verified members: Chair, Vice Chair + 5 = 7
CCs with 6000 verified members: Chair, Vice Chair + 6 = 8
CCs with 7000 verified members: Chair, Vice Chair + 7 = 9
CCs with 8000 verified members: Chair, Vice Chair + 8 = 10
CCs with 9000 verified members: Chair, Vice Chair + 9 = 11
CCs with 10,000 verified members: Chair, Vice Chair +10 = 12
And so on.
Proposed: March 15, 2017