Jon Posted February 20, 2017 at 05:31 PM Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 at 05:31 PM My associations executive director told me our association follows RONR "to the best of its ability" however this is not stated in the bylaws. Should it be? What are the potential problems with not stating it in the bylaws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldon Merritt Posted February 20, 2017 at 05:47 PM Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 at 05:47 PM Your bylaws should specify some parliamentary authority, and I think it is safe to say that most If not all) of us on this forum would say it should be RONR. RONR is not the only possible choice, but it is by far the most comonly used amd the moct comprehensive. If your bylaws do not specify a parliamentary authority, you can adopt one by a Special Rule of Order, but this should be considered a stopgap until you can amend the bylaws to specify one. If you don't specfy any parliamentary authority, your organization is bound by the common parliamentary law, which bears a remarkable resemblence to the rules in RONR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted February 20, 2017 at 05:55 PM Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 at 05:55 PM This page may be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted February 20, 2017 at 06:06 PM Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 at 06:06 PM 16 minutes ago, Weldon Merritt said: If your bylaws do not specify a parliamentary authority, you can adopt one by a Special Rule of Order, but this should be considered a stopgap until you can amend the bylaws to specify one. Considering Guest Jon, in one of his other threads, is uncertain if the assembly can even propose a bylaw amendment, this might be a good strategy for the assembly to consider until they figure that problem out and get an amendment prepared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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