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