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This is a proposal to amend rule 326. Please contribute to the debate or cast your ballot on the discussion page.

Proposed by --Tucana25 00:19, 22 January 2007 (EST)

Rule 326 shall be amended to read:

1. All debate on a proposal (Stage 2) shall last between 24 hours and 14 days at the discretion of the person proposing the rule change. Said person is responsible for setting a 'suggested' debate limit at the time of the proposal by including the statement: "Debate will end for this proposal at **date and time**" in the "Proposer's summary and declarations" section of the talk page for that proposal.
2. Any player may call for a vote (Stage 3) following the end of the 'suggested' debate time limit. The debate period can be cut short by the proposer with the calling for of a vote. Should the proposal not get called to a vote within 14 days, the proposed rule change shall be dismissed. If a proposal is dismissed in this way, the proposer shall lose 5 (five) points.
3. If a vote on a proposal is called for, it should be indicated by adding the following statement: "Debate is closed, this proposal must now be voted on." at the beginning of the "vote" section of the talk page for that proposal. No player may modify the article page of a proposal while a vote is being conducted on that proposal, except to place a protection on the page. If a call is made to vote on a proposal in the proper way (as laid out above), it will end when all registered voters, as indicated on the Census as of the time the vote started, have voted or after 14 days have elapsed since a vote was called. No player, having once voted for a proposal or election, shall be allowed to change their vote on that proposal or election. Any player who erroneously casts a vote, shall be allowed a total of 30 minutes, from the time that their first erroneous vote was cast, in which to fix the error. After the 30 minute grace period, their vote will stand as cast.
4. Voting may be 'closed' by any player once the following two conditions are met: Quorom has been met and no votes have been cast in the last 48 hours (2 Earth days). Voting shall be considered 'closed' when a declaration of Pass/Fail (Stage 4) has been noted directly underneath the 'call to vote'. If a rule gains the number of "for" votes required to pass or the number of "against" votes required to be defeated, any player may declare an end to voting on the proposal. If voting ends on a passing proposal, the player who declared the vote ended must immediately make the proposed change to the published ruleset. If voting ends on a defeated proposal, no player may add it to the ruleset.
5. A rule-change is adopted (Stage 5) if and only if a simple majority of those voting on the rule change vote 'For' the proposal. If a rule gains the number of "for" votes required to pass or the number of "against" votes required to be defeated, any player may declare an end to voting on the proposal. If voting ends on a passing proposal, the player who declared the vote ended must immediately make the proposed change to the published ruleset. If voting ends on a defeated proposal, no player may add it to the ruleset.