General Discussion

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1. quorum of more than 2/3

   By Baofeng Ma, November 28, 2023 at 06:11 AM
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   • Joshua Katz
   • November 28, 2023 at 05:08 PM

2. Vote by secret ballot tied?

   By Guest Mike T., November 24, 2023 at 03:31 PM
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   • Gary Novosielski
   • November 28, 2023 at 04:45 PM

3. Charing a meeting

   By Guest Paul Mazoff, November 28, 2023 at 04:38 PM
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   • Gary Novosielski
   • November 28, 2023 at 04:44 PM

4. Quorum lost and voting

   By Guest Karyn, November 14, 2023 at 12:13 PM
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   • Atul Kapur
   • November 28, 2023 at 01:53 PM

5. Motions at informal meetings

   By Guest Wayne B., November 28, 2023 at 10:37 AM
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   • Richard Brown
   • November 28, 2023 at 11:57 AM

6. conditional motions (if that's even a thing)

   By Guest Rob, November 27, 2023 at 02:17 PM
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   • Joshua Katz
   • November 28, 2023 at 10:32 AM

7. Suspending Rules of a Convention

   By Wright Stuff, November 27, 2023 at 04:51 PM
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   • Josh Martin
   • November 28, 2023 at 08:45 AM

8. Amending a bylaw vs. a standing rule

   By Tomm, November 26, 2023 at 03:12 PM
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   • Joshua Katz
   • November 28, 2023 at 08:27 AM

9. Is a vote required to use a secret ballot for a motion?

   By Guest Ryan, November 27, 2023 at 02:06 PM
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   • Bruce Lages
   • November 27, 2023 at 02:45 PM

10. Reconsider - Election

    By George Mervosh, November 27, 2023 at 08:35 AM
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    • George Mervosh
    • November 27, 2023 at 01:38 PM

11. Changing a ballot

    By Guest Caleb Simmers, November 27, 2023 at 10:47 AM
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    • Josh Martin
    • November 27, 2023 at 11:08 AM

12. Cheat Sheet

    By Wright Stuff, November 27, 2023 at 07:20 AM
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    • Wright Stuff
    • November 27, 2023 at 07:20 AM

13. Parliamentarian's Attendance at Executive Session 1 2

    By Weldon Merritt, November 23, 2023 at 11:21 AM
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    • Weldon Merritt
    • November 26, 2023 at 12:28 PM

14. Negative correspondence of individual

    By KrisH, November 24, 2023 at 08:11 PM
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    • Josh Martin
    • November 26, 2023 at 11:23 AM

15. Voting on Amendments to Current Not-for-Profit By-Laws

    By Guest stantexbanash@aol.com, November 25, 2023 at 10:37 PM
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    • Dan Honemann
    • November 26, 2023 at 08:01 AM

16. CAN A NEW BYLAW BE RETROACTIVE ( TERM LIMITS APPLIED EX POST FACTO?)

    By star1441, May 26, 2021 at 09:23 PM   

    • bylaw change
    • amendment
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • bylaw change
      • amendment
      • retroactive
      • term limits rules
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    • Drake Savory
    • November 25, 2023 at 02:42 PM

17. Elections

    By Guest Nancy, November 25, 2023 at 09:16 AM
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    • Richard Brown
    • November 25, 2023 at 01:24 PM

18. Seconder for motion

    By Guest Mandy Fisher, November 24, 2023 at 06:48 PM
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    • Guest
    • November 25, 2023 at 11:29 AM

19. Limits on Debate

    By Tomm, November 23, 2023 at 01:10 PM
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    • Josh Martin
    • November 24, 2023 at 09:59 AM

20. Majority of the Entire Membership

    By Mike Phillips, November 22, 2023 at 11:55 PM
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    • Mike Phillips
    • November 24, 2023 at 12:45 AM

21. Raising an Objection

    By Mike Phillips, November 23, 2023 at 12:06 AM
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    • Mike Phillips
    • November 24, 2023 at 12:37 AM

22. Guest speaker

    By Guest Anon, November 23, 2023 at 04:51 PM
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    • Gary Novosielski
    • November 23, 2023 at 06:32 PM

23. Retroactive executive session

    By Guest Anon, November 17, 2023 at 10:44 AM
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    • Guest
    • November 23, 2023 at 02:57 PM

24. Board of Directors Make Bylaws and Budget

    By Guest TNSP, November 22, 2023 at 05:31 PM
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    • Atul Kapur
    • November 22, 2023 at 08:38 PM

25. Misuse of Motion

    By Guest Ron, November 21, 2023 at 09:40 AM
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    • Drake Savory
    • November 22, 2023 at 07:26 PM