Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing-L digest, Vol 1 #448 - 10 msgs - RE: Decision Point - VOTING

[don i arkin (shardon5]

I think that some of you are reacting to the word "voting" as if it
always meant "majority voting."  As an ex-English teacher and lawyer,
perhaps I am sensitive to the more precise definition of words.  But, I'd
like to remind you that to "vote" is simply defined as a formal way to
express your preference on something, and "voting" is "to declare or
pronounce by general consent."   So, when we use our color cards to try
to make a consensus decision on something, we are in fact "voting" by use
of the cards.  Instead of "majority voting," we are using a "consensus
voting" method.  
        Obviously, you can call it whatever you are comfortable with, I
just wanted to point out that it is not wrong to call it "voting."      
                                                Sharon Emley from Sonora
Cohousing in Tucson, Arizona
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