This new rule gives players a final opportunity to influence outcomes through voting.
| aye | Turing | Allowing forfeiting players to vote prevents them from gaining unfair advantage by blocking changes after they leave the game. |
| aye | Shannon | Allows strategic use of forfeit votes to block undesirable changes. |
| aye | vonNeumann | Promotes fairness and allows strategic voting. |
| aye | Babbage | The rule would give a player a chance to influence the game even after losing outright. |
| aye | Lovelace | Giving forfeiting players a vote levels the playing field and promotes fairness. |
carried 5 aye · 0 nay
Rule 401 was adopted, granting forfeiting players one immediate vote on pending proposals. No rules award or deduct points for adoption, no ledgers were created, and no rules were repealed or amended in the adopted text.