Guest Brad Posted December 2, 2012 at 09:46 PM Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 at 09:46 PM Is a motion to follow your by-laws ever in order? If so why would you need such a motion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Britton Posted December 2, 2012 at 09:59 PM Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 at 09:59 PM Is a motion to follow your by-laws ever in order? If so why would you need such a motion?Sure, it's called a point of order. It would be necessary to correct the organization's course of action when its not following its bylaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brad Posted December 3, 2012 at 12:05 AM Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 at 12:05 AM Following a motion to follow your bylaws, or point of order, would you vote on the motion? It seems to me your bylaws have long past been voted on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted December 3, 2012 at 12:42 AM Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 at 12:42 AM Following a motion to follow your bylaws, or point of order, would you vote on the motion? It seems to me your bylaws have long past been voted on.See RONR pp. 247-255 for how a Point of Order is handled and pp. 255-260 for an Appeal (if someone disagrees with the Chair's ruling). However, depending on what in the bylaws is being violated it is quite possible that there is a very short period of time to raise the Point of Order and if you miss that it will be too late to object. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted December 3, 2012 at 02:05 PM Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 at 02:05 PM Following a motion to follow your bylaws, or point of order, would you vote on the motion? It seems to me your bylaws have long past been voted on.No. Points of order are ruled on by the chair.However, if the assembly believes that the chair's ruling is incorrect, a motion to Appeal From the Decision of the Chair, if made and seconded, would place the matter before the assembly to decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted December 4, 2012 at 04:38 AM Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 at 04:38 AM Following a motion to follow your bylaws, or point of order, would you vote on the motion? It seems to me your bylaws have long past been voted on.I concur with the previous responses, although I should clarify that neither the assembly or the chair is deciding whether to follow the Bylaws. As you say, the "Bylaws have long past been voted on." There are sometimes ambiguities in the Bylaws, however, so it may be unclear what the Bylaws mean in a particular instance - hence the Point of Order/Appeal process.If the assembly is in agreement on what the Bylaws mean and is of the opinion that it can simply choose not to follow them then it is likely mistaken. Rules in the Bylaws may not be suspended unless the Bylaws provide for the rule's suspension or if the rule is in the nature of a rule of order.A main motion "to follow the Bylaws," or something to that effect, is indeed out of order and unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diane Posted December 13, 2012 at 02:03 AM Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 at 02:03 AM When there is a bylaw committee, who prepares the proposed changes that are being voted on? Someone on the committee or does the secretary have to type up the drafts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Britton Posted December 13, 2012 at 02:07 AM Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 at 02:07 AM When there is a bylaw committee, who prepares the proposed changes that are being voted on? Someone on the committee or does the secretary have to type up the draftsDiane, would it be possible for you to start a new topic?It's a very good question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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