Board member wants to move to disclose voting in a secret vote

[Guest Jennifer Helton]

We are a trade association with an 8-person executive board. The board must vote to accept or deny new memberships, which we have been doing with a Zoomerang email survey. Up until now, the votes have been far in the favor on one way (either yea or nay) and thus we have not required a name field on the survey. Yesterday the board voted 4-3-1 and the motion passed. A member is requesting that all board members disclose their vote since he is sure the vote should have been 3-4-1 and the motion should have failed. It is true that a board member changed his mind at the last minute, but still outwardly played both sides.

Can a board member ask for a roll call vote after the fact or would he need to move for a re-vote with name disclosure? Could he move to reconsider or rescind the vote?

Thanks for your assistance. This issue has been a weeks-long hassle with the final vote finally coming yesterday.

Jennifer Helton, CMP

FSA Management Group

[George Mervosh]

We are a trade association with an 8-person executive board. The board must vote to accept or deny new memberships, which we have been doing with a Zoomerang email survey.

Do the bylaws authorize email voting?

[Tim Wynn]

Can a board member ask for a roll call vote after the fact or would he need to move for a re-vote with name disclosure?

No. See RONR(10th ed.), p. 399, l. 3-6.

[Guest Jennifer Helton]

Thanks all for the advice. The board member decided not to do a roll call vote anyway. Thanks!

[George Mervosh]

Thanks all for the advice. The board member decided not to do a roll call vote anyway. Thanks!

Cool.....do you bylaws authorize email voting?

[Tim Wynn]

Cool.....do you bylaws authorize email voting?

Write more loudly, George. I don't think she can hear you.

[George Mervosh]

Write more loudly, George. I don't think she can hear you.

Neh, I don't mind. 95% of the time I know the answer......it's the 5% that pleasantly surprise me.....and I like pleasant surprises.