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Sure, that is what "Appeal" is for. See p.255 for the next steps.

Thank you -- that is probably the source of those extra pixels.

The system won't accept my available picture -- too many pixels, or something -- but I have never learned how to reduce it. (Not particularly interested in learning, either, for that matter.)

Even a presidential appointment is an "election" of sorts, just with an electorate of one. "Appointment" is the authority (usually from the bylaws) to name a person, or persons, to various positions. "Election" is just one of a fair number of methods by which one, or a group, decides from a body of candidates just who to appoint. Others could be seniority, drawing straws, drawing cards, mortal combat, height, any number of possibilities. Can you think of others?

When the board "appointed" one of those "appointed members" how did the board come to a decision as to who to appoint? I'll bet that it was by an election process of some sort! So, thus, all the board members are "elected members" -- the difference is who did the electing, the other board members or the general membership? Do the bylaws make that distinction? (I'll bet they don't!)

I hate to do this to you, but do your bylaws define "in good standing"? Settle that question and then the calculation of "four meetings in four quarters" shouldn't present much of a problem. See the footnote on page 6. I someone actually keeping that close track of your membership attendance? Sounds like quite a burden.

[Something happened to your question between the time I read it and typed this reply.] "Right of a member" is the SAME in either case. A motion to rescind/amend something previously adopted (R/ASPA) IS a main motion - p. 305.

As I read your bylaws, in your case, no. You require a majority of 3, since there were four members present.

No -- the unresponsive pair are merely abstaining. Only those who vote should be counted.

In the order you asked... 1) Yes. 2) Probably not. A restriction on a single members right like like that would a) have to be in the bylaws (the board couldn't do it alone) and b) probably require a unanimous vote INCLUDING the vote of the member who was thus voting to restrict his/her own right. See p. 261, paragraph 7.

Unless your association bylaws have established some criteria about "breaches" and other disciplinary matters, the decisions as to how serious the breach may be and what the penalty should be are entirely up to your association, collectively. See Chapter 20 in RONR.

What you were told about RONR prohibiting you from urging others to vote "No" is utter drivel. Whenever someone makes unlikely claims about what is in RONR, be SURE to ask them to show you the rule, page and line number. What you were also told, "direct your remarks to the presiding officer", is indeed in the book - page 392, line 27 (See -- page and line number!)

RONR has suggestions for voting by p-mail ("postal-mail") but not e-mail. The main difficulty with it is that you can't be sure who is actually voting. Here's a little something you might want to read: https://www.dropbox.com/s/g8w31eocwqx067h/E-Meetings 2012.docx?dl=0 It is more than you were asking for, but a good portion of it (toward the end) deals with voting via e-mail.

The chair can ask (indeed a good one will ask to avoid being blindsided) but without a previously adopted rule of order he certainly can't say that an undisclosed motion cannot be made. Good grief!

Is a ballot vote REQUIRED by the bylaws?

They don't have to -- RONR serves as the default set of rules when items are not in bylaws. Do your bylaws require the elections to be by ballot? -- that could make a difference.

Define "by default". Perhaps you mean as many candidates as open positions?

But, colleagues, if there was a vice president in place (and no special rules about presidential vacancies), then the erstwhile v-p is now the president, presumably for the rest of the term, thus no presidential vacancy to fill. There could be a v-p position vacancy, and the former president could run for that position.

The aphorism (if it really is one) is "Bylaws say what", Rules say how".

Or the motion could be presented as a resolution (page 105ff) and the salient points placed in the preamble.

You don't incorporate StandRules into Bylaws at all or list them within the bylaws. Just print them with a separate heading. Bind them, bylaws and S-rules, AND Special Rules of Order (if any), together to be sure folks get everything. Be sure to include the date(s) of adoption with the rules too.

Special meetings don't approve minutes -- page 473, line 35. So that covers the answer to your question.

Go check your bylaws to see what IS available. The call to the meeting is a mechanism that can be used to give a notice (page 4, line 25ff). Has that call happened yet?

Such as...? (serious question, not flippant, you raise a good point)

No dirty tricks, just sloth. Its dead; a friend of the amendment will have start all over again if he/she wants it to be considered next year.