Guest Guest SBC Posted November 23, 2014 at 02:04 PM Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 at 02:04 PM Our HOA has 193 homes. Our by-laws " may be amended at a regular or special meeting of the members, by a vote of a majority of a quorum of members present in person or by proxy". ----- There seems to be two interpretations: 1/ by a vote of members present in person plus the # of proxy votes received, or2/ by a vote of a majority of a quorum of the entire 193 membership Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted November 23, 2014 at 02:07 PM Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 at 02:07 PM I'd say there are, unfortunately, more than two interpretations. The wording is ambiguous, at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted November 23, 2014 at 02:21 PM Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 at 02:21 PM I'd say there are, unfortunately, more than two interpretations. The wording is ambiguous, at best. And it doesn't help to offer two possible interpretations, both of which are also ambiguous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted November 23, 2014 at 04:05 PM Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 at 04:05 PM When faced with hopelessly ambiguous bylaws, it often saves time to first figure out what you want the bylaws to say, and then amend them to say that--clearly. It will usually take less time than trying to parse out whatever the ambiguous language was intended to mean, and then finding that nobody much cares for it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted November 23, 2014 at 04:42 PM Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 at 04:42 PM A scholarly ( ) dissertation on "majority of the quorum" can be found here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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