7.1    Decisions will be made by a simple majority of either those eligible to vote and present at a meeting or that reply to a call for a postal vote within 1 month of a proposition being circulated. A quorum for ICTV plenary session decisions will consist of the President or Vice-President together with 15 voting members. In the event of a tied vote the proposal will not be approved.

7.2    The members of the full ICTV who are entitled to vote are the Members of the EC, the National Members and the Life Members.

7.3    Proposals for taxonomic, nomenclatural or constitutional change will be voted on in two stages: (1) the EC will decide either at meetings or by postal ballot if a proposal should be presented to the ICTV for a decision, and (2) the ICTV will decide either at a Plenary Meeting or by postal ballot. Decisions of the EC concerned with taxonomy, nomenclatural or constitutional change will be by simple majority of members of the EC voting. The quorum shall be the President or Vice-President together with 1 Secretary and 6 members of the EC. Only EC members are entitled to vote on such matters.

7.4    Matters of EC business not directly concerned with taxonomy, nomenclature or constitutional change may be decided by consensus under the President’s chairmanship. Any EC member may call for a vote on such matters.

	7.1 Decisions will be made by a simple majority of either those eligible to vote and present at a meeting or that reply to a call for a postal vote within 1 month of a proposition being circulated. A quorum for ICTV plenary session decisions will consist of the President or Vice-President together with 15 voting members. In the event of a tied vote the proposal will not be approved.
	7.2 The members of the full ICTV who are entitled to vote are the Members of the EC, the National Members and the Life Members.
	7.3 Proposals for taxonomic, nomenclatural or constitutional change will be voted on in two stages: (1) the EC will decide either at meetings or by postal ballot if a proposal should be presented to the ICTV for a decision, and (2) the ICTV will decide either at a Plenary Meeting or by postal ballot. Decisions of the EC concerned with taxonomy, nomenclatural or constitutional change will be by simple majority of members of the EC voting. The quorum shall be the President or Vice-President together with 1 Secretary and 6 members of the EC. Only EC members are entitled to vote on such matters.
	7.4 Matters of EC business not directly concerned with taxonomy, nomenclature or constitutional change may be decided by consensus under the President’s chairmanship. Any EC member may call for a vote on such matters.