Guest Susan Gardell Posted February 19, 2011 at 05:41 PM Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 at 05:41 PM If you second a motion to allow a vote, are you required to vote "aye"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted February 19, 2011 at 05:48 PM Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 at 05:48 PM No. The purpose of a second is to show that more than one person wants to see the motion considered. So it is entirely possible that someone would second the motion just so the assembly can go on record as defeating it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 19, 2011 at 06:07 PM Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 at 06:07 PM If you second a motion to allow a vote, are you required to vote "aye"?No. You're not required to vote either way, or to vote at all, for that matter.In fact, since seconders do not await recognition, and their names are not recorded in the minutes, there's no record of who seconded anything anyway--nor any reason to care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted February 19, 2011 at 06:10 PM Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 at 06:10 PM If you second a motion to allow a vote, are you required to vote "aye"?And you're not seconding a motion to allow a vote, you're seconding a motion so that the chair knows that more than one member (the maker of the motion) thinks it's worth considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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