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Does Robert's Rules address the use of recusals? I've read where, within Robert's Rules, if a board member has a conflict of interest, they may simply abstain from the vote. But I've also read that - perhaps outside of Robert's Rules - the appropriate action would be recusal, where the board member with the conflict should actually remove him/herself from the room while the discussion takes place and until the vote is taken. In the case I witnessed, it was a Texas county commissioners court on a vote to acquire property for a county building. One commissioner abstained because he "owns property nearby". Some think he should have recused himself, but I haven't found that in Robert's Rules. This county has adopted Robert's Rules.
