George Mervosh

Maybe this is it. I found it when I saw PBix's question. https://robertsrules.forumflash.com/topic/9171-modified-voting-basis/?tab=comments#comment-32523

The member should simply show up and participate as he sees fit. The society may wish to consider disciplinary actions against the President for this type of action.

RONR makes no mention of a pledge, but if a deliberative assembly wants to go on record as supporting it, it certainly can adopt a motion to do so.

It's possible. See RONR (11th ed.), p. 270ff §27. DIVISION OF A QUESTION for the complete rules regarding this subject.

Our friend, John H, yes. I miss him being here, for sure.

A bit further on after the "or", it says "there is no set time for taking the matter up again; " As I understood the facts, there is a set time for taking up the matter again (which I bolded above). Even though that set time may be insufficient for postponing the matter I find it adequate to suggest the motion to lay on the table is not in order. So I agree with Mr. Elsman. Your thoughts on this would be appreciated, Mr. Zook.

Before you worry about the one vote you're questioning, since you mentioned half of the members participated and voted electronically, do your bylaws expressly authorize absentee voting?

I don't know either but some of us prefer any onboarding sessions be conducted by the 2FP

Is he expressing his opinions during the meeting itself or just outside of a meeting setting?

I suppose anyone can ask but RONR doesn't say, but if he's asked, he can simply say no, so that may not be an effective removal strategy (given the title of your thread). See https://robertsrules.com/faq.html#20

Other than the fact the President should do none of those things at a meeting of the club, there is no prohibition on these activities at all in RONR. Board members are free to make nominations and debate them at a meeting and there is no restriction on any of these activities outside of the meeting setting for anyone.

Yes. For example, if your executive committee is meeting today and the next meeting won't be held within a quarterly time interval, the executive committee can appoint a couple of members to approve the minutes. This way you have an official record of the actions taken.

An adopted special rule of order (RONR, pp. 15-17) is sufficient for the assembly to use a consent agenda (or as RONR calls it, a consent calendar) at each of its meetings. RONR says this: " Legislatures, city, town, or county councils, or other assemblies which have a heavy work load including a large number of routine or noncontroversial matters may find a consent calendar a useful tool for disposing of such items of business. Commonly, when such a matter has been introduced or reported by a committee for consideration in the assembly, its sponsor, or, sometimes, an administrator, may seek to have it placed on the consent calendar. This calendar is called over periodically at a point established in the agenda by special rule of order, at least preceding standing committee reports. The matters listed on it are taken up in order, unless objected to, in which case they are restored to the ordinary process by which they are placed in line for consideration on the regular agenda. The special rule of order establishing a consent calendar may provide that, when the matters on the calendar are called up, they may be considered in gross or without debate or amendment. Otherwise, they are considered under the rules just as any other business, in which case the "consent" relates only to permitting the matter to be on the calendar for consideration without conforming to the usual, more onerous, rules for reaching measures in the body. " RONR (11th ed.), p. 361

If the executive committee is authorized by the bylaws to conduct business by electronic means and won't be meeting again within a quarterly time interval, then I would suggest calling a brief meeting to approve those minutes.

Do your bylaws authorize the executive committee to conduct business via electronic means? Was your meeting held in person or by electronic means?

But if the standard order of business is applicable to their meetings a majority vote to adopt it won't be enough if it conflicts with that standard order: " At a session that already has an order of business, an agenda can be adopted by a majority vote only if it does not create any special orders and does not conflict with the existing order of business; otherwise, a two-thirds vote is required (see also p. 264, ll. 14–28). " RONR (11th ed.), p. 372 I agree with Mr. Elsman's reply in the general case.

Are you and Guest Judy the same person https://robertsrules.forumflash.com/topic/35436-board-vs-general-vote/

I agree with Mr. Brown. RONR does say "If a member who has accepted an office, committee assignment, or other duty finds that he is unable to perform it, he should submit his resignation." RONR (11th ed.), p. 291 That said, he can't be forced to resign but asking him seems fine if you feel his extended absence is unwarranted and harmful to the board. He can always just decline to do so.

They have no right to under the rules in RONR. The body that is meeting can suspend the rules to permit it, again, under the rules in RONR, but they are not obliged to. If this is a public body you are referring to you should contact its attorney to provide you with an answer to this question as it relates to applicable statute.

Does your constitution expressly authorize email or absentee voting? If not, it cannot be used no matter what entity has the authority to decide this matter (most likely the membership).

Debate regarding nominees is only proper when nominations themselves are still open, or reopened and I have no idea how you give a speech via email. Either way it's far too late to be worried about this. Now if you voted by email or some other absentee method and the bylaws don't expressly allow for it, that's your real problem.

RONR has no rules regarding campaigning. It only notes interruptions are not permitted while a vote is being conducted in a meeting. What does "once a ballot is opened" mean?

I guess I have 11 editions of RROO to catch up on before I get the 12th edition.

I asked because of what we (or at least I) learned here. https://robertsrules.forumflash.com/topic/30139-what-constitutes-a-ballot-vote/

Is a ballot vote required by the bylaws for elections?