Benjamin Geiger

facepalm Of course I missed that. Thank you.

The bylaws of a state-level organization specify that "Unless otherwise provided in the Charter or Bylaws of [organization name redacted], the most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall govern." Does this necessarily refer to RONR, or is there a risk of it being taken to mean one of the myriad knockoffs that have sprung up since the original entered the public domain? (The county chapter's bylaws explicitly refer to RONR.)

I stand corrected. I misread the statement. Thanks.

Am I correct in understanding that if a single member calls for "acclamation", then debate is brought to a close? If so, it sounds like it's two votes in one: one for the Previous Question, and one for the main motion, both by unanimous consent. I am by no means an authority (I basically just know what I learned at... well, let's call them Breadexperts), but to me this sounds reasonable assuming everyone involved understands.

I guess that makes sense, but it seems like context would suffice to distinguish them.

This raises the question, though, of why that word in particular had its pronunciation specified, instead of deferring (as with pretty much every other word used) to a dictionary or local custom.

Why is the preposition "from" used with "appeal"? RONR is the only place I've seen that construction. Why is the motion to close debate and vote called "the previous question"? Why is "precedence" pronounced "pree-SEED-n's" in RONR, when it's pronounced "PRESS-uh-d'ns" in other contexts? Are the words distinct in meaning, and if so, how do they differ?