Guest Guest_Rich Posted April 12, 2011 at 11:54 PM Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 at 11:54 PM Can a member ask for a ballot vote and it immediately be granted without any discussion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted April 12, 2011 at 11:56 PM Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 at 11:56 PM Can a member ask for a ballot vote and it immediately be granted without any discussion?No (except in the rare case of the imposition of a disciplinary penalty).The method of voting is decided by the assembly as a whole, or by its adopted rules, not by any one member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted April 12, 2011 at 11:58 PM Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 at 11:58 PM And by "as a whole" Mr. M. means by majority vote, without debate. (Didn't want a newbie to go away confused - or go away at all, for that matter.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rich Posted April 13, 2011 at 12:17 AM Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 at 12:17 AM No (except in the rare case of the imposition of a disciplinary penalty).The method of voting is decided by the assembly as a whole, or by its adopted rules, not by any one member.Can you tell where I can find this in Roberts Rules of Order ?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted April 13, 2011 at 12:21 AM Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 at 12:21 AM Section 30, p. 273 ff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted April 13, 2011 at 12:25 AM Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 at 12:25 AM Can you tell where I can find this in Roberts Rules of Order?The rare case: p. 628.The usual case: pp. 273-275. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted April 13, 2011 at 09:19 AM Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 at 09:19 AM Can a member ask for a ballot vote and it immediately be granted without any discussion?Well, it is technically possible. I mean anyone can ask, right?A member, if recognized, can say I ask unanimous consent that this motion be decided by a ballot vote. The chair will ask if there are any objections, and if there are none, the request will be granted without any discussion. Or, he could simply move that this motion be decided by ballot, Which would require majority vote. If made while a question is pending (as the examples above imply) then the motion is not debatable, so in a sense they both can be said to fit the criterion of "without any discussion". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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