Guest Nythil Posted March 25, 2013 at 07:04 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 at 07:04 PM We have only one motion.There is 24 members in attendance.The chairperson ask for a vote. 11 members vote for the motion,none against and the 13 refuse to vote.Does this constitute a majority outcome and the motion carry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted March 25, 2013 at 07:12 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 at 07:12 PM With a few exceptions the members who abstain are putting their fate into the hands of those who actually voted on the question. So it sounds like the vote was 11-0 and the motion is adopted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nythil Posted March 25, 2013 at 07:57 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 at 07:57 PM What about a majority vote on this topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted March 25, 2013 at 08:10 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 at 08:10 PM We have only one motion.There is 24 members in attendance.The chairperson ask for a vote. 11 members vote for the motion,none against and the 13 refuse to vote.Does this constitute a majority outcome and the motion carry?Based on the facts presented, yes to both questions. See FAQ #6 for more information.What about a majority vote on this topic?Eleven votes were cast. Eleven is certainly a majority of eleven.Is this a hypothetical question, though, or did this already happen? If it already happened, what did the chair declare as the outcome of the vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sMargaret Posted March 25, 2013 at 08:39 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 at 08:39 PM By default, a motion would be carried based on votes cast.Some bylaws have a requirement that would be based on members present, or members in office, rather than on the votes that were cast. If your bylaws called for a majority of members present, then the motion didn't pass. If it just called for a majority, then it did pass.Read your bylaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted March 25, 2013 at 09:11 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 at 09:11 PM We have only one motion.While grammatically it's my favorite of the bunch, what bearing does this sentence have on the questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted March 25, 2013 at 11:23 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 at 11:23 PM We have only one motion.There is 24 members in attendance.The chairperson ask for a vote. 11 members vote for the motion,none against and the 13 refuse to vote.Does this constitute a majority outcome and the motion carry?Unless there is a special rule in your organization requiring a majority of votes cast, the motion was passed unanimously as far as RONR is concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted March 25, 2013 at 11:25 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 at 11:25 PM Unless there is a special rule in your organization requiring a majority of votes cast, the motion was passed unanimously as far as RONR is concerned.And you don't think a vote of 11-0 would satisfy this rule?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted March 25, 2013 at 11:33 PM Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 at 11:33 PM . . . the motion was passed unanimously as far as RONR is concerned.I'm not sure RONR is concerned with whether a motion is passed unanimously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 27, 2013 at 12:49 AM Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 at 12:49 AM I'm not sure RONR is concerned with whether a motion is passed unanimously.I'm sure you're right. The only time "unanimous vote" is mentioned in RONR is when pointing out that even a unanimous vote is not enough to do something or other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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