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Council adopts 'good faith voting' procedure to handle large hybrid turnout
Summary
The council approved a procedural motion to use 'good faith voting'—counting only members and holding a standing/count process for tonight’s votes—after the chair and mover explained difficulties verifying membership for a large hybrid audience.
Council members voted to accept a 'good faith voting' procedure for the meeting to account for a large hybrid turnout and practical limits on verifying membership. Elena moved, "I move that we agree to accept good faith voting on our motions tonight even if the vote is close," and the assembly accepted the procedure after members stood to be counted.
Board members explained the measure is intended as a pragmatic way to proceed when physical verification of every person present is impossible and to preserve the integrity of member votes. The approach was implemented ahead of the Thunderbird endorsement and other motions during the meeting.
