Effect of Failure to Follow the Rules

[Guest Conrad Lattes]

If the bylaws of an organization state that it will follow Robert's Rules of Order, but it does not. If no objection to the failure to follow the Rules is raised during the meeting, what is the effect of an objection raised after the meeting has concluded?

[Guest Edgar]

If the bylaws of an organization state that it will follow Robert's Rules of Order, but it does not. If no objection to the failure to follow the Rules is raised during the meeting, what is the effect of an objection raised after the meeting has concluded?

It depends on which rule wasn't followed.

[Chris Harrison]

If the bylaws of an organization state that it will follow Robert's Rules of Order, but it does not. If no objection to the failure to follow the Rules is raised during the meeting, what is the effect of an objection raised after the meeting has concluded?

With five exceptions on RONR p. 251 a Point of Order must be timely and if it isn't the YSYL principle applies. However, if one of those exceptions apply a Point of Order need not be timely.

[SchoolBoardSec]

With five exceptions on RONR p. 251 a Point of Order must be timely and if it isn't the YSYL principle applies. However, if one of those exceptions apply a Point of Order need not be timely.

But surely, the SOL rule does not apply !

[jstackpo]

Please fill in "SOL" for us unsophisticates

[Guest Edgar]

Please fill in "SOL" for us unsophisticates

That's what Google is for.

[Trina]

Please fill in "SOL" for us unsophisticates

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=S.O.L.

And, to SchoolBoardSec, yes, the SOL rule does often apply in parliamentary procedure -- most errors must be addressed in a timely way

[David A Foulkes]

If the bylaws of an organization state that it will follow Robert's Rules of Order, but it does not. If no objection to the failure to follow the Rules is raised during the meeting, what is the effect of an objection raised after the meeting has concluded?

And just to clarify one last item, since we've often read here about such things, you can't raise an objection (Point of Order) after the meeting has concluded. You'd need to wait until the next meeting to raise it. Mr. Lattes doesn't specify how he's using the word "after" here, but it sounded to me as if it meant after the meeting had adjourned, in that period between meetings when such thoughts often arise.