Guest Joe Posted April 17, 2011 at 07:16 PM Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 at 07:16 PM Hey I'm trying to figure out when you cannot call consent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted April 17, 2011 at 07:39 PM Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 at 07:39 PM Any chance you could be more specific? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joe Posted April 17, 2011 at 08:23 PM Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 at 08:23 PM Any chance you could be more specific?In our council there is question to whether consent can be called for a vote on budgets and during elections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted April 17, 2011 at 08:43 PM Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 at 08:43 PM In our council there is question to whether consent can be called for a vote on budgets and during electionsCan you clarify what your definition of "consent" is? RONR uses the term but I want to make sure we are working from the same playbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted April 17, 2011 at 08:50 PM Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 at 08:50 PM In our council there is question to whether consent can be called for a vote on budgets and during electionsAre you referring to "unanimous consent" (i.e. "without objection")?Needless to say, that's only possible if not a single member wishes to vote "no".And it would be out of order in any situation (e.g. elections) where the bylaws require a ballot vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 20, 2011 at 01:16 AM Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 at 01:16 AM In our council there is question to whether consent can be called for a vote on budgets and during electionsSo far as RONR is concerned, unanimous consent can generally be called for on any item in which no objection is anticipated. It's generally not necessary to worry about it much, as someone can always object and force a formal vote. In the particular case of elections, it should only be called for if there are no more candidates than open positions and the Bylaws do not require a ballot vote.If by "council" you mean a City Council or something of that nature, there may be applicable laws which provide otherwise on this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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