Guest Wendy Griffith Posted April 4, 2014 at 02:39 PM Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 at 02:39 PM If a member arrives after the votes are collected and while they are being counted, can that member still vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted April 4, 2014 at 02:42 PM Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 at 02:42 PM If a member arrives after the votes are collected and while they are being counted, can that member still vote?Yes provided that a motion to close the polls hadn't been already been adopted (RONR p. 408 ll. 21-26). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 4, 2014 at 03:32 PM Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 at 03:32 PM Yes provided that a motion to close the polls hadn't been already been adopted (RONR p. 408 ll. 21-26). If the votes are being counted, wouldn't that suggest that the polls are closed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted April 4, 2014 at 04:21 PM Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 at 04:21 PM If the ballots are being counted then yes I would agree that there is no one voting at that point. However, I think the difference is that if the assembly adopted a motion to close the polls that means that they are ordering that no one else can vote even if there are those who still wish to do so. If a motion to close the polls was adopted the late arriving member could not vote (and I'm not sure it would even be in order to move to reopen them). On the other hand, if the ballots had started to be counted because there appeared to be no one who still wished to vote and then a member came in and wanted to vote I think page 408 would apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Schafer Posted April 5, 2014 at 05:15 AM Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 at 05:15 AM Regardless of the method by which the polls were closed, the chair should declare the polls closed before the ballots are counted. If a member enters the room after that declaration, he may vote only if a motion to reopen the polls is adopted. The procedure is described in RONR (11th ed.), p. 415, ll. 11-23. To answer Ms. Griffith, if the ballots are being counted, we can assume that the polls are closed. The member who arrives during the counting of the ballots may not vote unless a motion to reopen the polls is adopted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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