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During a recent meeting a vote was taken. During the voting process, much cross-talk and conjecture occurred regarding the format, but no formal effort was taken during the meeting such as Point of order, etc., to get a rules clarification. After the meeting adjourned, the committee recieved a complaint and subsequently overturned the results of the vote. 1) What rule says that they do that? 2) What rule(s) was/were violated, if any? Thanks!!

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1) The only way for the Committee to overturn a vote is to "Rescind Something Previously Adopted" if the motion passed or to bring up the motion again and pass it (if it did not pass the first time.) Anything decided on outside a meeting is null and void.

2) No debating is allowed during the vote, so there is one rule. What was the problem with the vote anyway?

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During a recent meeting a vote was taken. During the voting process, much cross-talk and conjecture occurred regarding the format, but no formal effort was taken during the meeting such as Point of order, etc., to get a rules clarification. After the meeting adjourned, the committee recieved a complaint and subsequently overturned the results of the vote. 1) What rule says that they do that? 2) What rule(s) was/were violated, if any? Thanks!!

Unless your rules provide for the committee to overturn the results, the action was null and void (p. 446).

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Yes... It was a matter involving caucus results within a voting precinct...After the caucus was over, a precinct attendee filed a complaint after he found out the results of the vote.The Central Committee disqaulified all of the elected delegates within that precinct based on his claim. It's a very interesting set of events!

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Yes... It was a matter involving caucus results within a voting precinct...After the caucus was over, a precinct attendee filed a complaint after he found out the results of the vote.The Central Committee disqaulified all of the elected delegates within that precinct based on his claim. It's a very interesting set of events!

Unless the Central Committee has the authoriity, and it may have, the act is null and void.

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