Steven P

In section 45:4 it is stated "No member should vote on a question in which he has a direct personal or pecuniary interest not common to other members of the organization."

Does this mean that if a member receives a paycheck from subject organization that that person should abstain from voting on shutting down that organization?

We are about to vote on a controversial subject, one of the members is asking if the voting threshold can be changed for this vote from Majority to two thirds. Robert's does not provide a method for changing the threshold by a subsidiary motion to more restrictive and our bylaws are silent on this. Since this is not a vote requiring two thirds, I would have to rule that any motion to increase the threshold would be out of order.  I do not think suspend the rules would be appropriate for this either as this does not provide for it's own suspension.