ABSTRACT

Thestandardparliamentaryvotecountingruleistheresolutevariantof simplerelativemajorityrule.

Undersequentialbinaryprocedureofthesortusedbycommittees,avoting agendaspecifiesthe'motions'or'questions'thatareputtoavoteandthe orderinwhichthesevotesoccur.Thisisequivalenttosayingthattheagenda specifiesthealternativesthatarepossiblevotingoutcomesandtheparticular sequenceofvotesbywhichthissetiswinnoweddowntoafinaloutcome.