Guest Sean Posted May 1, 2012 at 01:45 AM Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 at 01:45 AM If you have a five member board and affirmative action requires 2/3 vote of full membership - what happens when 1 member abstains from the vote because he/she doesn't feel informed - can you really force the vote to now be unanimous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted May 1, 2012 at 01:54 AM Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 at 01:54 AM If some provision in your bylaws really requires a 2/3 vote of the full board for approval, then yes, you would need 4 Yes votes. It doesn't matter what the fifth person does.There's no requirement like that in RONR, so whatever strange provision in your bylaws might require such a threshold is what you need to follow. Or amend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted May 1, 2012 at 01:54 AM Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 at 01:54 AM If you have a five member board and affirmative action requires 2/3 vote of full membership - what happens when 1 member abstains from the vote because he/she doesn't feel informed - can you really force the vote to now be unanimousIf the vote was 4-0 with one abstention, you reached the required threshold of two-thirds of the membership. You can't force anyone to vote (or not to vote) and the fact that the vote was or wasn't unanimous is irrelevant.See also FAQ #6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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