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1. Making bylaw amendments retroactive

   By Beverly Przybylski, March 1, 2021 at 10:56 PM
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   • J. J.
   • March 2, 2021 at 08:05 PM

2. When did current edition start automatically superseding previous?

   By Atul Kapur, February 15, 2021 at 07:57 PM
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   • 704 views
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   • Atul Kapur
   • February 15, 2021 at 10:39 PM

3. Strange rule re appeals

   By Richard Brown, April 25, 2015 at 03:19 PM   

   • appeal
   • appeal ruling of the chair
   • 7 replies
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   • Gary Novosielski
   • February 6, 2021 at 05:36 PM

4. does singular include the plural?

   By Guest Dan, March 28, 2016 at 10:10 AM
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   • TheGrandRascal
   • February 5, 2021 at 01:54 PM

5. Why is the motion to Postpone Indefinitely not dilatory? 1 2

   By Sean Hunt, December 11, 2012 at 06:14 AM
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   • Josh Martin
   • February 5, 2021 at 01:50 PM

6. What powers may and may not be transferred?

   By paulmcclintock, January 15, 2021 at 12:32 AM   

   • delegate
   • transfer
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • delegate
     • transfer
     • rights
     • power
   • 1 reply
   • 410 views
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   • Josh Martin
   • January 15, 2021 at 01:04 AM

7. Changes to rules for minutes

   By Joshua Katz, November 13, 2020 at 11:55 PM
   • 15 replies
   • 963 views
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   • Dan Honemann
   • December 31, 2020 at 03:31 PM

8. Divisibility of a Ruling that an Adopted Motion was Null and Void

   By Weldon Merritt, December 21, 2020 at 01:42 AM
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   • 364 views
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   • Weldon Merritt
   • December 21, 2020 at 06:53 PM

9. Adopted Motion Null and Void in Part

   By Weldon Merritt, December 21, 2020 at 02:17 AM
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   • Weldon Merritt
   • December 21, 2020 at 05:46 PM

10. Suspending the quorum requirement 1 2

    By J. J., November 22, 2020 at 03:47 PM
    • 33 replies
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    • Dan Honemann
    • November 25, 2020 at 05:34 PM

11. Majority of "ballots cast" indicated in bylaws. How does this apply to a slatted ballot?

    By jggorman, November 5, 2020 at 02:27 AM   

    • majority ballots cast bylaws
    • 9 replies
    • 704 views
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    • Josh Martin
    • November 13, 2020 at 03:28 PM

12. Conceptual question (Can a point of order be a main motion?)

    By Baofeng Ma, November 3, 2020 at 01:37 AM   

    • point of order
    • continuing breach
    • (and 1 more)

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      • point of order
      • continuing breach
      • main motion
    • 2 replies
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    • Gary Novosielski
    • November 9, 2020 at 05:22 AM

13. Will of the assembly -- extracted from https://robertsrules.forumflash.com/topic/35759-suspend-the-rules-and-reconsider

    By Nathan Zook, November 1, 2020 at 07:13 PM
    • 4 replies
    • 457 views
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    • J. J.
    • November 4, 2020 at 11:26 PM

14. Previous Question on Consent Calendar

    By J Berg, October 21, 2020 at 05:21 PM   

    • previous question
    • consent calendar
    • 13 replies
    • 580 views
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    • Dan Honemann
    • October 22, 2020 at 04:34 PM

15. Pandemic Related Extension of Leadership Term of Office

    By George Wyche, Jr, September 23, 2020 at 05:37 PM   

    • leadership
    • terms
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • leadership
      • terms
      • officers
      • extension
    • 11 replies
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    • Dan Honemann
    • October 21, 2020 at 06:34 PM

16. Not by special rule of order 1 2 3 4

    By Guest 2.16 note 5, September 29, 2020 at 02:43 PM
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    • J. J.
    • October 21, 2020 at 01:46 PM

17. Debating a nondebatable motion 1 2

    By Alex Meed, August 19, 2020 at 10:31 PM
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    • Nathan Zook
    • October 21, 2020 at 04:07 AM

18. Change of annual meeting

    By Nancy922, October 19, 2020 at 09:39 PM
    • 1 reply
    • 433 views
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    • Rob Elsman
    • October 19, 2020 at 10:03 PM

19. Considering more than one question

    By J. J., October 2, 2020 at 08:42 PM
    • 13 replies
    • 745 views
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    • Dan Honemann
    • October 3, 2020 at 05:34 PM

20. failure to follow bylaws for an election

    By Blackdogtravel, September 29, 2020 at 11:02 PM
    • 10 replies
    • 811 views
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    • Josh Martin
    • October 1, 2020 at 10:15 PM

21. A play to force a motion to pass when a certain member is not present 1 2 3

    By Guest Jack, July 21, 2020 at 09:16 PM
    • 54 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • Weldon Merritt
    • September 22, 2020 at 05:26 PM

22. A meeting itself as civil disobedience

    By Nathan Zook, June 2, 2020 at 07:28 PM
    • 21 replies
    • 1k views
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    • Caryn Ann Harlos
    • September 21, 2020 at 06:32 PM

23. Suspend the rules and Reconsider 1 2 3

    By Byron Baxter, August 7, 2020 at 09:14 AM
    • 74 replies
    • 2.9k views
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    • Caryn Ann Harlos
    • September 21, 2020 at 02:28 AM

24. Member Discipline Trial Supporting documentation

    By Mary Ellen, August 13, 2020 at 05:32 PM
    • 10 replies
    • 958 views
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    • Gary Novosielski
    • September 11, 2020 at 06:49 PM

25. 12th Edition.

    By Gary Novosielski, September 1, 2020 at 03:39 PM
    • 11 replies
    • 768 views
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    • Richard Brown
    • September 9, 2020 at 04:40 PM