Guest rochele Posted February 18, 2011 at 09:50 PM Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 at 09:50 PM In our january 2011 meeting we held elections and the secretary position was tied well we will vote for a 3rd time at our feb 2011 meeting tomorrow. We have have a new member who will attend her 1st meeting tomorrow. Does the new member get to participate in the election and cast a vote since she is now a member? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted February 18, 2011 at 09:55 PM Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 at 09:55 PM In our january 2011 meeting we held elections and the secretary position was tied well we will vote for a 3rd time at our feb 2011 meeting tomorrow. We have have a new member who will attend her 1st meeting tomorrow. Does the new member get to participate in the election and cast a vote since she is now a member?Members get to vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 19, 2011 at 12:42 AM Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 at 12:42 AM In our january 2011 meeting we held elections and the secretary position was tied well we will vote for a 3rd time at our feb 2011 meeting tomorrow. We have have a new member who will attend her 1st meeting tomorrow. Does the new member get to participate in the election and cast a vote since she is now a member?Of course she does.And if nobody gets a majority vote, you should vote for the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh times at your meeting tomorrow. Remember, voters are free to write in names of non-nominated people. If they're hopelessly split over two, a compromise candidate sometimes emerges after repeated ballots.Eventually it will end when someone gets a majority: not just more votes than anyone else, but more votes than everyone else combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted February 19, 2011 at 01:09 PM Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 at 01:09 PM In our january 2011 meeting we held elections and the secretary position was tied well we will vote for a 3rd time at our feb 2011 meeting tomorrow. We have have a new member who will attend her 1st meeting tomorrow. Does the new member get to participate in the election and cast a vote since she is now a member?It may be too late now, but you might take a look through your bylaws to see if any restrictions apply to voting for new members. Per RONR, a two-minute member has all the rights of a two-year member. I've seen in bylaws where members' right to vote is restricted for an initial "probationary" period (perhaps 30-90 days). In the absence of any such bylaw restriction, once the words "welcome to the club" are uttered, full rights are in force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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