How Do I Vote on Proposals from Other Group Members?

Proposals from Group Members

When you are part of a group, any and all changes to the group's membership, or to the trails controlled by the group, or to the group's charities must be voted on by the group. Each such change may be proposed by any group member.

Changes that win a majority vote of the group are put into effect, while changes that do not achieve a majority vote are not made. If a complete majority vote is not available by one week from the time of the proposed change, then a majority of the members actually voting is used to determine the outcome. For example, if there are ten members of a group, then six members must vote for a change to represent a complete majority. But if only six members have voted by one week from the time the change was proposed, then only four votes are required to represent a majority of those actually voting.

Voting on Proposals from Group Members

You may become aware of a change request from another member in one of two ways. If you go to My Nest, you will see your Inbox, and all group changes requiring a vote create a message in your Inbox. In addition, if you opt to receive email from AntStorm, we will also send an email to the email address associated with your account notifying you of a change request requiring your attention.

To vote on a change request from another member of the group:

• First go to My Nest by clicking the My Nest link in the upper right corner of any page on the site. If you do not see the My Nest link, then you need to sign in by clicking the Sign In link in the upper right corner of any page.
  
• Once you are in My Nest, you will see your Inbox.
  
• On this page, you will see a list of the most recent ten messages requiring your attention.
  
• In the Status column of each message, you will see the current state of the change request. If the status is either Passed or Failed, then a majority vote has already been reached, and the change has either been made or rejected by the group.
  
• If the Status field says that you have voted either For or Against the change request, then you have already voted, but a majority has not yet been reached. If you want to change your vote, you can click the "Change your vote" link to do so.
  
• If the green Vote For and red Vote Against buttons are displayed in the Status column, then you have not voted on this change request yet. Click either button to cast your vote.
  
• Before you cast your vote, you can click the request link in the first column to get more information on the request. When you click the link, the message will open in place, and you can see the nature and details associated with the change request, plus which members of the group have voted and how they voted on the change.
  

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