Guest Jeffm Posted June 2, 2012 at 11:42 PM Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 at 11:42 PM I am 34 years old wanted to become a life time member to the club that I belong to. I was voted in by every board member without any question. After the meeting had ended it was found that I had to be 35 in order to become a life time member, now they are trying to retract their vote. So basically the Board of Directors voted on an issue that was not eligable to be voted on due to the laws, it was passed, can they, by law, restract the vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted June 3, 2012 at 12:07 AM Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 at 12:07 AM Yes, in effect. You are simply not (yet) eligible to become a life member so the Board vote is simply null and void. The board doesn't even have to formally "retract" their vote ("rescind" is the parliamentary word), but recognize that the original vote was simply invalid.Try again next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted June 3, 2012 at 02:05 AM Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 at 02:05 AM I am 34 years old wanted to become a life time member to the club that I belong to. I was voted in by every board member without any question. After the meeting had ended it was found that I had to be 35 in order to become a life time member, now they are trying to retract their vote. So basically the Board of Directors voted on an issue that was not eligable to be voted on due to the laws, it was passed, can they, by law, restract the vote?"Motions that conflict with the corporate charter, constitution, or bylaws of a society, or with procedural rules prescribed by national, state, or local laws, are out of order, and if any motion of this kind is adopted, it is null and void." - RONR(11th ed.), p. 343, ll. 14-17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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