Results
Consultative vote results are IN!
Seattle Worldcon had 343 members express their views on the chosen proposals from the business passed on from Glasgow.
In the vote to amend the constitution so as to eliminate the Retro Hugo Awards:
Yes: 164
No: 167
Total: 331
In the vote to amend the Hugo Award categories for Best Fan and Professional Artist:
Yes: 124
No: 160
Total: 284
Note: The consultative vote is not binding. The intent is to inform rather than direct the Business Meeting attendees. Within certain limits, the current proposal could be amended before it is ratified. The decisions made at the Business Meeting will be final.
Seattle Worldcon Business Meeting Consultative Vote
Building on the success of the consultative vote held in 2024 by the Glasgow Worldcon, Seattle Worldcon held a consultative vote of WSFS members on two of the proposed Constitutional amendments passed on from the Glasgow 2024 Business Meeting to the Seattle Worldcon: the proposed revisions of the Hugo Award categories for Best Professional Artist and Best Fan Artist, and the proposed amendment to abolish the Retro Hugo Awards.
Purpose
The purpose of the consultative vote was to test whether this type of vote is feasible, in case the practice is someday adopted as a formal part of the WSFS decision-making process. These proposals were chosen because they have clearly generated wide interest among the Worldcon community.
The consultative vote results will be used solely to inform the Seattle Business Meeting of the preferences of a sample of the membership. Glasgow 2024’s consultative vote allowed over 1,200 WSFS members to share their opinion on a proposed amendment.
