roll call votes at city council meetings

[Guest Brinson Kinzer]

Good afternoon,

The question was posed by me as when do you ask for a roll call vote or a simple "aye" or "nay" vote?

[Gary Novosielski]

Good afternoon,

The question was posed by me as when do you ask for a roll call vote or a simple "aye" or "nay" vote?

Roll call votes are really only appropriate where the members who are voting are elected by a constituency to whom they are responsible, so that their votes can be seen by their constituents.

[Rob Elsman]

Roll call votes are really only appropriate where the members who are voting are elected by a constituency to whom they are responsible, so that their votes can be seen by their constituents.

...which will certainly be the case for important votes in a city council, since the votes will be used as fodder for the next election campaign.

[Gary Novosielski]

...which will certainly be the case for important votes in a city council, since the votes will be used as fodder for the next election campaign.

Yes, I failed to read the Title. In some states it is required by statute that all substantive motions in a public body must be by roll call.

[David A Foulkes]

Yes, I failed to read the Title.

That sometimes is where the most crucial information needed to answer the question is found!!!!

[Gary Novosielski]

That sometimes is where the most crucial information needed to answer the question is found!!!!

Yes, I should know better, having seen it so many times.

[Thomas Ralph]

To answer the original question, unless the bylaws state otherwise a motion that the vote on the pending motion be taken by roll-call can be proposed, and is passed with a majority vote (taken by voice).

[David A Foulkes]

Good afternoon,

The question was posed by me as when do you ask for a roll call vote or a simple "aye" or "nay" vote?

"It should not be used in a mass meeting or in any assembly whose members are not resonsible to a consitutency." (RONR 10th Ed. p. 405 ll. 20-22)

"In local societies having a large membership but relatively small attendance at meetings, a motion to take a vote by roll call is generally dilatory." (RONR 10th Ed. p. 405 ll. 32-35)

So, what would be your purpose in moving for a roll call vote anyway?

[Josh Martin]

So, what would be your purpose in moving for a roll call vote anyway?

Mr. Foulkes, I think you should read the title of the thread, and some of the responses. I believe you'll find the answer to your question.

[David A Foulkes]

Mr. Foulkes, I think you should read the title of the thread, and some of the responses. I believe you'll find the answer to your question.

Yes, well, I was more interested in what the OP had in mind, since he apparently allows for a possible voice vote as an alternative.