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  1. The Vice President, or the most senior Vice President at the meeting, would take over chairing the meeting. Otherwise, the Secretary, if present, or any other member, can assume the chair and conduct an election for the position of Chair pro tem.
  2. In other words, 2/3 have to agree one way or another - either 2/3 to adopt or 2/3 to suspend the requirement for a 2/3 vote.
  3. I have already put in my order for the 12th Edition of RONR, but the full book and the 3rd Edition of the In Brief version. I take it that many others on this site have already pre-ordered their copies?
  4. Yes, an abstention is not a vote, so if there are not any 'no' votes then it is a unanimous vote - even there is only one vote and 99 abstentions.
  5. Richard, I too know of organizations that have committees like this. Also, there are decisions that the Committee has to make: are there specific birthdays/anniversaries that they will send cards out for or all birthdays/anniversaries? How long before those events does the card have to be sent out? How will the card be sent (electronically or by 'snail mail' or hand delivered)? Where do you purchase the cards from?
  6. Richard, I only suggested an immediate move to adjourn because of the current situation. The organization has monthly meetings, and it's probable that if the April meeting cannot take place that the May meeting will not take place. June, July and August are all question marks in several countries at the moment as well. I think the current pandemic is unique and not something that is hard to plan for in advance. However, I concur that the meeting could be adjourned to a later date and then adjourned again in the future if required.
  7. I would suggest going with J.J.'s advise - have one member, such as the President/Chairman call the meeting to order, note that there is absence of quorum (there being only one member present) and then adjourning the meeting. That way the By-laws have been followed (there was a meeting) yet the organization has done what it needs to do to help prevent the spread of the virus.
  8. Sorry for the delay responding but I re-read what I wrote and I stand corrected. You are correct.
  9. Unless the By-laws specifically state otherwise, I would say no. The reason I am saying this is because the position is essentially an ex-officio member of the Board. He/she is only on the Board because of the position he/she holds.
  10. Nope. The winner must receive more than half of the totaly votes cast. And you may have to have two or more rounds of voting. And, unless the By-laws state otherwise, the lowest candidate is never dropped from the ballot. So if you have 100 votes cast, 51 votes is required to be elected. You could have one round where someone gets 51 votes. But if you don't then you need to have two, three, four rounds of balloting to declare a winner. The person who receives the least number of ballots every round could always tell people that they should not vote for them as he.she is obviously not going to get elected. But the candidate doesn't have to do that.
  11. And from how I interpret the original post, this is what I believe to be the way it would occur. It's far easier to remove a member when he/she isn't at the meeting. Especially under the default rights of the member to be present during the discussion and vote on his/her removal.
  12. You will need to read the By-laws about filling a vacancy. If there are no provisions then you need to hold a meeting to elect someone to fill the vacancy. If there are no provisions in the By-laws, then it is time to consider making the necessary changes. For example, the By-laws could read that "With the exception of the Officer of President, if a director or officer position becomes vacant due to death, resignation, or removal of office, the Board shall appoint someone to fill the vacancy until the next Annual General Meeting. Should the position of President become vacant, the Vice President shall become the President." I would also suggest that the Board create a policy whereby the Secretary, or another Board member, will automatically take over any duties of the Treasurer on a temporary basis between the time of the Treasurer's position becoming vacant and someone filling the position.
  13. I do not see why not. Of course, I do not recommend it. One or two non-members, who may expertise that would benefit's the Committee's work is one thing, but having the entire Committee made up of non-members makes me wonder why they would want to serve on the Committee even though they are not members of the organizations and why members would not volunteer to serve on the Committee. The Committee does not need its own set of By-laws (and why would it.) Just make it a Committee of the organization. Period.
  14. I quess the obvious question would be what your intent is with moving the previous question? Is it to pass the main motion without the amendment passing or is it to ensure the amendment passes?
  15. I am a Secretary of an organization where I collect a list of items that the members wish to have discussed/dealt with at a meeting. I then create an Agenda with those issues included. However, there is always an item listed as "New Business" just in case something last minute comes up. So, it is possible for what occurred here to happen under New Business.
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