The voting period can last between 21 and 31 days, no matter what the
preliminary results of the vote are. A vote can't be called off
simply because 400 ``no'' votes have come in and only two ``yes''
votes. The Call for Votes should include the exact date that the
voting period will end---only those votes arriving on the vote-taker's
machine before this date can be counted.
To keep awareness high, the CFV can be repeated during the vote,
provided that it gives the same clear, unbiased instructions for
casting a vote as the original; it also has to be the same proposal as
was first posted. The charter can't change in mid-vote. Also, votes
that're posted don't count---only those that were mailed to the
vote-taker can be tallied.
Partial results should never be included; only a statement of
the specific proposal, that a vote is in progress on it, and how to
cast a vote. A mass acknowledgement (``Mass ACK'' or ``Vote ACK'') is
permitted; however, it must be presented in a way that gives no
indication of which way a person voted. One way to avoid this is to
create one large list of everyone who's voted, and sort it in
alphabetical order. It should not be two sorted lists (of the yes and
no votes, respectively).
Every vote is autonomous. The votes for or against one group can't be
transferred to another, similar proposal. A vote can only count for
the exact proposal that it was a response to.
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