J. J.
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This sounds like something akin to a public election of a representative body. A student senate type thing? The voters, as such would not be members of the body in that case. If so, that body may be able to establish rules, that do not conflict with the bylaws. If this is the case, however, it will be well beyond the scope of this board, because much of it would be bylaw based.
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When the bylaws establish criteria for some thing, additional criteria for that thing are not permitted (pp. 589-90, 4). If this club chooses chooses to establish addition criteria, it must amend its bylaws to do so. The only exception would be if the bylaws grant the membership meeting, or some other body, e.g. the board, the ability to create additional criteria.
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Ultimately, that is done through disciplinary action.
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He can remain on the ballot, unless your bylaws say otherwise.
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I agree.
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I know. That is why I was asking a question.
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Does requiring some rule to be in the bylaws to be effective make it a fundamental principle?
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You did, but I'm trying to make sure that Nancy understands that.
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This is from National Parliamentarian, Second Quarter 2013. It is one view. It does have implications for different cultures, especially in Iranian culture and politics. Fundamental Problems.pdf
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The question is for the period, "After the formal meeting... ." "General Good and Welfare" takes place during the meeting.
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If it is outside of the meeting, it is called something that happened outside the meeting. There is no special term.
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I sort of disagree. The meeting area is in control of the assembly. A person putting a recorder out on the table, could easily lead tho the chair finding it improper and ordering it removed (which would be appealable). Likewise a member can raise this as a question of privilege. I think it is a little more that should.
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I think that a special rule could be adopted to permit the majority (or some higher number) to order the reading waived. Without that, and member can require it. You are spot on with the part I have bolded. It is not required in RONR, but it is an exceptionally good idea.
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One man's "aggressive anti-collegial action," may another man's "dilatory." Also, he could have thought that Lay on the Table was a method to kill a motion.
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The parliamentarian may have thought that the motion was dilatory.
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Your church's bylaws, or possibly your denomination's rules, if the church is affiliated, should explain how people become members of you church. Nothing in RONR would require the pastor to be involved. As far as know, God doesn't post here, so for that answer, you will have to try someplace else.
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An immediate past president (IPP) could not resign. The position is based on his status as an immediate past president, even if there are duties assigned to the position. The IPP could choose not perform those duties. The only way that I could see is if an IPP is an officer, and then no longer meets the general criteria for holding office. If the bylaws create an IPP office and requires all officers to maintain membership, the IPP could get out of the job by resigning from membership. Death would work as well, but that probably won't be optimal. Of course, when the incumbent president leaves office, he would normally displace the IPP.
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If this is the kind of club I think it is, there may some rule that does permit some other body or individual to take this action. There may not, either, but I wanted to toss out that possibility, because it might be likely in this case.
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If he resigned as president, he would be the past president. Obviously, a president resigning would become past president. I do not see how he could resign as past president. I think you are being too optimistic. I am a past president of an organization. While I could cease my premiership in that organization, I'd still be a past president. Discounting time travel, I don't see any way around me being a past president.
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I am not certain how a past president can resign.
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I agree that this would be in order. I would note that another member may make a Request For Information and request that the member with the historic information, relating to the business at hand, to describe it. The request would be directed through the chair. The member may decline to answer the question.
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The "topics" should normally be recorded in the minutes. The chair should ask it there are any more corrections to the minutes, and if there are none, declare the minutes approved.
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Yes. Anyone can suggest any choice. The Nominating Committee is not obliged to listen, under RONR. The directors, individually or collectively, can certainly ask. The Nominating Committee, or its members individually can decline to answer.
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RONR does not deal with budgets specifically. Budgets, when adopted, would be a main motion. As an adopted main motion, any changes to a budget would be treated as the motion to Amend Something Previously Adopted. That generally requires a majority vote with previous notice, a 2/3 vote, or a vote of a majority of the entire membership. There is no rule in RONR requiring your group to have a budget; your rules may.
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As indicated by others, this would be a majority vote, but to be illustrative, this would be: A majority vote, 7 is more than half of 8. (This is also present and voting.) A 2/3 vote, 7 is equal to or more than 2/3 of 8. Not a majority of those present, as 7 is not more than half of 18. Not 2/3 of those present, as 7 is not equal to or more than 2/3 of 18.
