Guest Ron Posted September 28, 2016 at 02:01 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 at 02:01 PM Are non voting and ex-officio members counted for a quorum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted September 28, 2016 at 02:08 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 at 02:08 PM Non voting? No. For ex-officio's, see http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 28, 2016 at 02:08 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 at 02:08 PM The answer to this depends upon the exact wording in your bylaws regarding these members. Ex-officio members, being people who are on the committee by virtue of some other position which they hold, are generally included in the quorum requirement. There are a few exceptions, as in the case of the president who is a member ex officio of all committees. There are a few other exceptions. I am not aware of a provision in RONR which addresses weather non-voting members are included in the Quorum requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted September 28, 2016 at 02:12 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 at 02:12 PM 4 minutes ago, Richard Brown said: I am not aware of a provision in RONR which addresses weather non-voting members are included in the Quorum requirement. See p. 345, ll. 3-5, referring you back to p. 3's definition. If the society adds a different class of member that's fine, but the definition on p. 3 is what's used to determine the number of members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted September 28, 2016 at 11:01 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 at 11:01 PM 8 hours ago, Guest Ron said: Are non voting and ex-officio members counted for a quorum? I am reminded of a popular "myth". The "myth" goes like this: • "Ex officio members cannot vote." That "myth" is false, if Robert's Rules of Order applies, and if there is no superior rule already in place to contradict it. *** It might be the case that the original posting is assuming that anyone who sits in an ex officio capacity is a party who cannot vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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