Guest sec'y Miles Posted November 16, 2012 at 06:25 PM Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 at 06:25 PM our by-laws state Nominations in Nov. voted on in Dec, and installed in December! The Pres .instructed me to post a notice that more Nominations will be accepted in Dec. before voting takes place. Is this permissible or in violation of our own By-laws?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trina Posted November 16, 2012 at 06:50 PM Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 at 06:50 PM Depends on the exact wording of the bylaws.However, unless nominations from the floor are specifically prohibited by the bylaws, such nominations are in order at the election meeting anyway (RONR 11th ed. p. 435 ll. 9-15). Also, it would generally be in order for someone to make a motion to re-open nominations (unless the bylaws prohibit further nominations) at the election meeting. Whether the president should make this announcement ahead of time is another question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted November 16, 2012 at 08:23 PM Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 at 08:23 PM And anyway, even if formal nominations are not allowed at the December meeting, unless the By-laws specifically state that write-in votes are not allowed, a new interested candidate could be elected (or receive enough votes to require further rounds of voting) through write-in votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted November 16, 2012 at 11:17 PM Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 at 11:17 PM However, unless nominations from the floor are specifically prohibited by the bylaws, such nominations are in order at the election meeting anyway (RONR 11th ed. p. 435 ll. 9-15).Not necessarily. The citation you are referring to notes that nominations from the floor are called for after the report of the nominating committee. Nothing in RONR suggests that the chair shall automatically call for nominations from the floor if the initial nominations are by mail, or from the floor at a previous meeting, or by some other method.I concur, however, that it is in order to reopen nominations unless the Bylaws provide otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted November 19, 2012 at 03:39 AM Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 at 03:39 AM our by-laws state Nominations in Nov. voted on in Dec, and installed in December! The Pres .instructed me to post a notice that more Nominations will be accepted in Dec. before voting takes place. Is this permissible or in violation of our own By-laws??It is permissible, according to RONR, for nominations to take place. In fact, it's required in some circumstances.But whether it is in violation of your own bylaws is something we would have no way of knowing, having no idea what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Elizabeth Conner Posted November 29, 2012 at 04:30 AM Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 at 04:30 AM Do by-laws supercede Robert's Rules of order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Britton Posted November 29, 2012 at 05:42 AM Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 at 05:42 AM Do by-laws supercede Robert's Rules of order?Speaking in general, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted November 29, 2012 at 12:17 PM Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 at 12:17 PM Do by-laws supercede Robert's Rules of order?And if you wish to pursue this further, please start a New Topic rather than continuing in Guest_sec'y_Miles' question, even though it seems to be related. It just works better that way for everyone involved, particularly you the questioner.Of course, if you're done here, never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted November 29, 2012 at 01:09 PM Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 at 01:09 PM Do by-laws supercede Robert's Rules of order?Of course, if you're done here, never mind.Well, mind the spelling. It's supersede.Ze6e3e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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