Guest Matt Posted August 24, 2012 at 12:26 AM Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 at 12:26 AM Five person board, one resigns, issue voted on 2 for 2 against. Null and void issue or does president decide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted August 24, 2012 at 12:34 AM Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 at 12:34 AM Five person board, one resigns, issue voted on 2 for 2 against. Null and void issue or does president decide?A tie vote simply means the motion is defeated (not "null and void"). Assuming the president was one of the four who voted, he doesn't get to vote twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted August 24, 2012 at 12:34 AM Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 at 12:34 AM Tie vote means motion is defeated (since a majority wasn't in favor of it). President can only vote once. So if the President had already voted he can't again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Posted August 29, 2012 at 01:22 AM Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 at 01:22 AM So what happens to the motion. Is it tabled until there is an odd number of people to vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Posted August 29, 2012 at 01:24 AM Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 at 01:24 AM I ask b/c I was turned down on a zoning motion where only 4/5 members were present. Is the issue tabled until a vote can be taken or must I reaplly and start all over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tctheatc Posted August 29, 2012 at 01:30 AM Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 at 01:30 AM As explained in posts 2 and 3, a tie vote means the motion is defeated, as there is not a majority in favor. If your issue was already voted on and decided, it's not tabled, which would mean set aside temporarily. But that's IAW RONR; with a government zoning board your mileage may vary...2-2 defeats the motion as would 1-3 or 0-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lages Posted August 29, 2012 at 01:32 AM Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 at 01:32 AM In a typical, non-governmental society, the motion is defeated by the tie vote, and it could then be made again ('renewed') at any subsequent session (typically any subsequent meeting). It is not automatically brought up at the next or later session. But in a governmental group such as a zoning board, there are probably different rules that govern. Your best bet would to ask someone on the zoning board what happens now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Posted August 29, 2012 at 01:55 AM Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 at 01:55 AM No one on the zoning board was aware of the next step or how to procede for sure. It was determined that they would pass the motion onto the trustees for vote with the note that the motion did not pass the zoning commission due to lack of majority vote. Is that the correct procedure? It isn't written in the zoning laws as to how to procede. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted August 29, 2012 at 02:26 AM Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 at 02:26 AM What would you do if the motion was defeated unanimously?That's what you do with the motion. Nothing could be simpler. Do you mean to tell me that you have no procedure for what happens on the zoning board when a motion is defeated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted August 29, 2012 at 02:27 AM Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 at 02:27 AM No one on the zoning board was aware of the next step or how to procede for sure. It was determined that they would pass the motion onto the trustees for vote with the note that the motion did not pass the zoning commission due to lack of majority vote. Is that the correct procedure? It isn't written in the zoning laws as to how to procede.We can only advise you what RONR says on the subject (and we have done so). Your question has now ventured outside of RONR and thus outside of this forum's scope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Posted August 29, 2012 at 02:31 AM Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 at 02:31 AM Thank you all for your advice. I will let you know how the next meeting goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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