KAR Posted May 15, 2014 at 03:53 AM Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 at 03:53 AM When does the President get to vote? We have an instance where a board member is being 'tried' for misconduct toward the President. The President has resigned. Her BFF, VP is now the President. Can the new President vote on the misconduct of the board member? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted May 15, 2014 at 08:37 AM Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 at 08:37 AM PLease start with reading FAQ Question 1: , Is it true that the president can vote only to break a tie? at http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#1 . Then let us know if that tells you what you want to know. (I suspect it doesn't quite.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted May 15, 2014 at 12:21 PM Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 at 12:21 PM When does the President get to vote? If the President is a member of the assembly that is meeting (if not, then the short answer is never), s/he always retains the right to vote, although there are some instances when s/he should not vote in order to maintain the appearance of impartiality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted May 15, 2014 at 05:04 PM Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 at 05:04 PM When does the President get to vote? We have an instance where a board member is being 'tried' for misconduct toward the President. The President has resigned. Her BFF, VP is now the President. Can the new President vote on the misconduct of the board member? There are two different issues involved here. First, in a larger assembly, the President should not vote except when his vote would affect the result or when the vote is taken by ballot (although he ultimately retains the right to vote in all cases). In a small board or a committee, however, the President should feel as free to vote as any other member. See FAQ #1. The second issue is that any member should not vote if he has a personal or pecuniary interest not in common with other members, although such a member still retains the right to vote. I'm not sure that this situation necessarily constitutes such an interest anyway. See FAQ #9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry Posted May 19, 2014 at 04:31 PM Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 at 04:31 PM Where in the 11th edition is it actually written that the president can vote on a board of 12 or less, i'm looking for a page number so I can reference it in a meeting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted May 19, 2014 at 05:06 PM Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 at 05:06 PM Where in the 11th edition is it actually written that the president can vote on a board of 12 or less, i'm looking for a page number so I can reference it in a meeting 488 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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