Guest Eric.Bradley Posted April 24, 2014 at 08:16 PM Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 at 08:16 PM We are a non-profit association made of of local and state regulators. we have 6 types of memberships. Our by-laws state that our active membership "includes, but is not limited to the following privileges and benefits: voting...". The other levels benefits are not mentioned, but only discuss who qualifies for those types of memberships. We have an agency membership that would be a state department (Natural Resources, Public Health). Our by-laws do not specify if this membership votes or not. Should it be given one vote, more, or none? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 24, 2014 at 08:22 PM Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 at 08:22 PM We are a non-profit association made of of local and state regulators. we have 6 types of memberships. Our by-laws state that our active membership "includes, but is not limited to the following privileges and benefits: voting...". The other levels benefits are not mentioned, but only discuss who qualifies for those types of memberships. We have an agency membership that would be a state department (Natural Resources, Public Health). Our by-laws do not specify if this membership votes or not. Should it be given one vote, more, or none? So far as RONR is concerned, all members have one vote. If your organization has six types of membership with different privileges, however, your bylaws may well provide otherwise. See RONR, 11th ed., pgs. 588-591 for some Principles of Interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Betty GoodsonI Posted April 25, 2014 at 04:23 AM Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 at 04:23 AM When do you have a second vote if the majority vote is very close? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted April 25, 2014 at 04:36 AM Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 at 04:36 AM When do you have a second vote if the majority vote is very close? When the assembly wants to. (They decide by majority vote.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 25, 2014 at 05:44 PM Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 at 05:44 PM When do you have a second vote if the majority vote is very close? If a voice vote is inconclusive, the chair should order a rising vote (or even a counted rising vote, if necessary) on his own initiative to ensure that the result is accurate. If he fails to do so, a single member may demand a rising vote by calling for a Division of the Assembly, or the assembly may order a counted rising vote by majority vote. For future reference, it's generally best to post a new question as a new topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted April 27, 2014 at 12:39 PM Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 at 12:39 PM We have an agency membership that would be a state department (Natural Resources, Public Health). Our by-laws do not specify if this membership votes or not. Should it be given one vote, more, or none? Per RONR, the concept of membership includes certain rights, among them the right to vote. Many threads on this topic in this forum cause me to believe it takes a bylaw-level rule to restrict the right to vote, either by limitation or elimination of it. If your bylaws do not specify either way, particularly not restricting or eliminating the right, I'm inclined to say the NRPH agency has the right to vote. As noted, one member one vote is the RONR way. A check of your bylaws, however, as well as the pages noted in Post #2, is warranted as you have 5 more types of membership than is the expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 27, 2014 at 08:21 PM Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 at 08:21 PM Per RONR, the concept of membership includes certain rights, among them the right to vote. Many threads on this topic in this forum cause me to believe it takes a bylaw-level rule to restrict the right to vote, either by limitation or elimination of it. I concur, and it would also require a rule at least on the level of the bylaws to grant a member more than one vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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