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As I have said before, I think it would be <br /> unfortunate if considering the closeness of the feeling as to <br /> what method of election of the charter should be--I feel that <br /> you all are fairly closely divided as to how it should be done. <br /> I know that there is a lot of discussion among people all over <br /> the island as to how it should be done and none of us know <br /> what the people really think about it and I just hate to think <br /> that you 're going to have to narrow your three options which <br /> cover the board very nicely down to one, if you don ' t think you <br /> can put a second one on the charter. <br /> Thank you very much for the opportunity today <br /> and I thank you for the courtesies of allowing us to try to <br /> make clear our thoughts on the subject. I hope we haven ' t <br /> bored you. I wish you good luck on your deliberations later <br /> today and next Monday. I ' ll be here. Thank you. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: Mr. Chairman . One question for <br /> Mr. Moss. In regards to your proposal , take for example, <br /> assuming we have 20 voters , 10 voted yes for change, 10 voted <br /> no and then you allow them to come down and vote for option <br /> one or two. Then 10 went for option one and 10 went for option <br /> two, who would be the majority? , <br /> MR. MOSS: The tie vote. Let ' s look at the <br /> mathematical odds of getting a tie vote. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE : That ' s not the idea. That ' s a <br /> possibility. Let me give you another example. <br /> MR. MOSS: All right. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE : If you had the vote for existing <br /> or change and had 5 that voted yes and 15 that voted no and they <br /> come down below and 15 vote for option one and 5 vote for <br /> option two. <br /> MR. MOSS: Let me hear those figures , again, <br /> excuse me? <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: I said if you had 5 that voted yes <br /> for a change, 15 voted no, then 15 came down below and voted for <br /> option one and- 5 Voted -for option two. <br /> MR. MOSS: Okay. . . <br /> MR. SCHUTTE : Let ' s take another example, if <br /> 20 voted yes for change and they came down below and they had <br /> 10 for option one and 10 for option two, then what? <br /> MR. MOSS: Let ' s look at the question of a tie <br /> vote. When you 're talking 20 people, it ' s easy to have a tie <br /> vote. If you' re talking 23 , 000 people, which is approximately <br /> the number that will probably vote in your election--if there <br /> are 23 ,001 voters, there is no possibility of a tie vote. If <br /> there are 22, 999 you can ' t get a tie vote. <br /> • <br /> -13- <br />