Gary Novosielski

I think the FAQ predates RONRIB, but yes, many of the questions and answers in that Toastmasters doc are lifted from the RONR FAQ word for word.

Ah yes. I remember now. (Still not a fan.)

Good, but the actual abbreviation, among parliamentarians for Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is RONR. Sorry for the repetition. For some reason messages can be edited but not deleted. Ah, the mysteries of the Forum.

And strictly prohibited unless your bylaws explicitly allow it. (And still a bad idea if they do.)

or "Hearest thou"

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It's not an inquiry, it's a Point of Order (see §23). And you would raise it as soon as you notice a breach of the rules. With respect to timeliness of a point of order against a motion, RONR observes:

Almost certainly not. But once the agenda item is moved, a motion to Postpone (§14) it until the next meeting, would be in order. Second needed, debatable¹, amendable², majority vote. __________ ¹ But only with respect to the merits of postponement, not the merits of the main question. ² But only as to the time to which the main question is to be postponed, and as to making the postponed question a special order (see pp. 185–88; 41).

True. I plead guilty to oversimplifying.

Perhaps the actual president is not forthcoming with this information.

No, you're not. Since a motion may be made by someone (or multiple someones) at the back of the room by simply calling "Second!" without seeking recognition, it is likely that there will be times when it is unknown who seconded the motion. However, if the motion was not seconded, the minutes should reflect that it died for lack of a second.

Please start a new topic after finding out how.

No, quite the contrary. The Assembly affirmatively decided not to consider the matter at all, in the normal course of the agenda. So dealing with it under New Business would be the first time in that session it had actually been considered.

Your voting procedure is riddled with errors, if the rules in RONR apply. You should carefully compare the rules in RONR with those in your bylaws, so that next time will run more smoothly. But none of that is relevant at this point. The election is complete, and the President Elect and Vice President Elect have been, as the names imply, elected. The swearing in is a ceremonial event that has no effect on the parliamentary situation.

Thanx.

If a resignation has not yet been accepted, it can be withdrawn by the person who offered it. If it has been accepted, the action is complete at that point and cannot be rescinded. At that point the only way the former member can be get back on the board would be the same way anyone gets on the board, by election, or appointment or however your rules provide.

But normally a board doesn't have the power to delegate its power, or am I misremembering?

Oh, they does, does they?

Anybody have a guess on what RROI stands for? Robert's Return On Investment?

No, a 2/3 vote does not mean 2/3 of the number of members. It means 2/3 of those present and voting. But if everyone shows up and nobody abstains, the requirement would be 7.333... people. No need to round off. If you have greater than or equal to 7.333... people voting in the affirmative, the motion passes. If not, it fails. So if 7 people vote yes, it fails, and if 8 vote yes it passes. That doesn't mean the requirement changes. It just means that fractional people are few and far between. The shortcut way of figuring a 2/3 vote is this: If the number of Yes votes are twice as much as the number of No votes (or better), the motion passes.

As a school board, they may require a motion and recorded vote.

Not proper. Not valid, Not binding. The only rules that are suspendible are those in the nature of rules of order--those that pertain the conduct of business in a meeting. Rules relating to previous notice may never be suspended unless they include a provision for their own suspension. And such rules rarely do. So your only option is to amend the bylaws, but that often adds additional requirements in terms of previous notice. So you're in a pickle, but whatever the chair did at the last General Meeting is null and void. Since there is a contract involved, you're going to have to fix it, or it will surely come back to bite you. Breaches of the rules such as this don't simply go away.

There's a lot of truth in what actually happens.

I think the distinction being drawn was between "advanced" and "advance" notice

...which can be reconsidered by one voting on the triumphant side.