[danielf]

Originally Posted by Charlie_Bubble

Do you honestly think he has to wait for them to organise a conference and get that going, then vote. I doubt it. Maybe he has to put it to the party executive, but I doubt everyone in the party has to have a vote. They've voted him as their leader. He makes the decisions, otherwise, why bother with a leader, we'll all vote on every tiny thing.

Chris posted this link earlier.

http://www.channel4.com/news/article...policy/3640887

Established by the party in 1998 - when talk of an arrangement between Paddy Ashdown and Tony Blair was rife - it states that any "substantial proposal which could affect the party's independence of political action" will need the consent of a majority of Lib Dem MPs and of the party’s federal executive.

Unless three-quarters of each of these two groups support the proposals, a special conference is called. And two-thirds of those who vote at the conference - which is open to all party members - need to support any deal. If that fails then a full ballot of party members will taken and a majority will be required.

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Originally Posted by BBC

BREAKING NEWS

The Conservatives are making a "final offer" to the Lib Dems, promising a referendum on bringing in a different voting system - known as AV - shadow chancellor George Osborne says. Labour had a referendum on AV in the their election manifesto.

I'm not sure if AV is going to be good enough.