Guest Mark Posted December 7, 2011 at 08:23 PM Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 at 08:23 PM Our Bylaws state..." The nomination process shall be held for two weeks, starting April 15 and ending May 1.... Elections shall take place at the first meeting after May 1st."My understanding is that no further nominations can be made after the May 1 date.Am I cirrect in my understanding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted December 7, 2011 at 08:41 PM Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 at 08:41 PM It is up to you all to interpret your own bylaws. See RONR pp. 588-591 for some principles to help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ABC Posted December 7, 2011 at 10:41 PM Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 at 10:41 PM Would such a rule in the bylaws nonetheless be a suspendible (did I spell that right) rule of order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted December 7, 2011 at 10:53 PM Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 at 10:53 PM Would such a rule in the bylaws nonetheless be a suspendible (did I spell that right) rule of order?I would say that it is a rule of order that could be suspended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Britton Posted December 8, 2011 at 01:57 AM Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 at 01:57 AM And it's a little different subject, but the rules you've quoted make no specific mention regarding "Write-In" Candidates being prohibited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted December 8, 2011 at 05:04 AM Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 at 05:04 AM I would say that it is a rule of order that could be suspended....at least, based only on the facts we've been provided so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ABC Posted December 8, 2011 at 03:51 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 at 03:51 PM drifting some more...Can the bylaws unsuspendibly (if that's a word) forbid the suspension of what would otherwise be a suspendible rule of order? "The chair will recognize no member who is not wearing pink pyjamas--this rule may not be suspended."Or does that fall into interpret your own custom bylaws territory? I know it's probably a dumb irresistible force vs unmovable object question... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted December 8, 2011 at 04:31 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 at 04:31 PM drifting some more...Can the bylaws unsuspendibly (if that's a word) forbid the suspension of what would otherwise be a suspendible rule of order? "The chair will recognize no member who is not wearing pink pyjamas--this rule may not be suspended."Or does that fall into interpret your own custom bylaws territory? I know it's probably a dumb irresistible force vs unmovable object question...Yes. The bylaws may make whatever rules the organization likes, and may do so in a fashion that they cannot be suspendable. The bylwas are both the irresistible force and the immovable object, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted December 9, 2011 at 12:50 AM Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 12:50 AM Can the bylaws unsuspendibly (if that's a word) forbid the suspension of what would otherwise be a suspendible rule of order? "The chair will recognize no member who is not wearing pink pyjamas--this rule may not be suspended."Yes, as the Bylaws trump RONR. Additionally, such a provision would presumably be intended to either protect the rights of individual members or of absentees, and therefore, could not be suspended even under the rules of RONR.Or does that fall into interpret your own custom bylaws territory?Well, the general principle is simple enough - the Bylaws trump RONR. The interpretation of a particular case would be an "interpret your own custom Bylaws territory."I know it's probably a dumb irresistible force vs unmovable object question...RONR is neither irresistible or unmovable (nor are the Bylaws, but they have more inertia than the parliamentary authority). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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