fallguy500 Posted July 5, 2011 at 04:39 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 at 04:39 PM What is the proper way to question the ruling of the chair during a general meeting? For instance, if the chair calls a motion out of order, what do I need to do or say to question his ruling and what should I expect to happen? Thanks for your help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted July 5, 2011 at 04:45 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 at 04:45 PM See §24. APPEAL, beginning on p. 247 in RONR for all of the gory details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted July 5, 2011 at 07:23 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 at 07:23 PM The Chair should always provide a reason for his/her decision. If not then a member could make a "Point of Information" asking the Chair to provide a reason. If no reason is given, or the membership disagrees, then two members may appeal the decision (one person to move the appeal, and another to second it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted July 5, 2011 at 08:42 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 at 08:42 PM The Chair should always provide a reason for his/her decision. If not then a member could make a "Point of Information" asking the Chair to provide a reason. If no reason is given, or the membership disagrees, then two members may appeal the decision (one person to move the appeal, and another to second it.)This would be a Parliamentary Inquiry (not a Point of Information). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted July 5, 2011 at 10:46 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 at 10:46 PM This would be a Parliamentary Inquiry (not a Point of Information).Rev Ed was only a half a page away on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted July 5, 2011 at 11:23 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 at 11:23 PM This would be a Parliamentary Inquiry (not a Point of Information). I think it would be neither. In the situation described it is a ruling of the chair. Neither a Parliamentary Inquiry nor a Point of Information may be appealed from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted July 5, 2011 at 11:29 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 at 11:29 PM I think it would be neither. In the situation described it is a ruling of the chair. Neither a Parliamentary Inquiry nor a Point of Information may be appealed from.I don't think anyone suggested that the Parliamentary Inquiry could be appealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted July 5, 2011 at 11:32 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 at 11:32 PM I don't think anyone suggested that the Parliamentary Inquiry could be appealed.But it did suggest that a Parliamentary Inquiry could occur in the middle of a ruling on a point of order, which seems unlikely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted July 6, 2011 at 01:19 AM Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 at 01:19 AM But it did suggest that a Parliamentary Inquiry could occur in the middle of a ruling on a point of order, which seems unlikelyUnlikely unless the chair does something unlikely, as Ed suggested.But we digress from the original poster's question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted July 12, 2011 at 02:57 AM Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 at 02:57 AM This would be a Parliamentary Inquiry (not a Point of Information).Well sorry about that.I think it would be neither. In the situation described it is a ruling of the chair. Neither a Parliamentary Inquiry nor a Point of Information may be appealed from.Yes, but the Parliamentary Inquiry would be to seek clairfication behind the decision. So, the appeal would still be on the Chairman's decision, not the Inquiry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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