Contributors Ballot - First Example Question and Further Explanation
For the remaining questions you will be presented a contributors name as the title of the question. You will then be asked whether you believe 'Yes' he/she belongs in the HOF or 'No' he/she does not. You will also be provided a third option of 'Abstain' for cases you are unsure of. While ideally each voter will have formed an opinion on each candidate, in a field as wide open as this, it is very understandable that most voters will not be familiar with all candidates. If you do not feel able to make a definitive yes or no vote, the 'Abstain' choice is there for you. To be elected a contributor will still need 75% of the yes/no votes cast, but the abstain votes will not count for or against candidates. This opens the possibility of a player receiving 1 yes vote and the remainder abstain and being elected. To avoid this, a test, where if the candidate meets any of these requirements he will be elected, is going to be applied as follows: A. Any player who appears on at least 75% of total contributors' ballots cast (including yes, no, abstain); B. If 8 or more yes/no votes cast and he/she receives at least 75% yes votes from the total of yes/no votes (not counting abstain); C. Receives 100% yes votes if not more than 50% of overall votes cast were for abstain (min 5 yes votes).