lance4170 Posted September 9, 2014 at 08:36 PM Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 at 08:36 PM Hello, We had a question come up on our Home Owner's Association Board during a recent vote. A motion wasn made and seconded and discussion ended and then we voted in favor, opposed or abstained...can a Board member then decide to change their vote? Is there a point when they can change their vote and then after that there is a point of no return, or is that once the vote has been cast, the matter is closed? Thank you, Leland B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted September 9, 2014 at 08:40 PM Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 at 08:40 PM Hello, We had a question come up on our Home Owner's Association Board during a recent vote. A motion wasn made and seconded and discussion ended and then we voted in favor, opposed or abstained...can a Board member then decide to change their vote? Is there a point when they can change their vote and then after that there is a point of no return, or is that once the vote has been cast, the matter is closed? Thank you, Leland B. " A member has a right to change his vote up to the time the result is announced; after that, he can make the change only by the unanimous consent of the assembly requested and granted, without debate, immediately following the chair's announcement of the result of the vote" RONR (11th ed.), p. 408 (but keep reading through p. 409) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted September 10, 2014 at 01:12 PM Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 at 01:12 PM Hello, We had a question come up on our Home Owner's Association Board during a recent vote. A motion wasn made and seconded and discussion ended and then we voted in favor, opposed or abstained...can a Board member then decide to change their vote? Is there a point when they can change their vote and then after that there is a point of no return, or is that once the vote has been cast, the matter is closed? Thank you, Leland B. Also, abstentions are not votes, so nobody "voted abstained". The chair should neither call for nor announce abstentions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lance4170 Posted September 12, 2014 at 11:49 AM Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 at 11:49 AM Thanks to everyone for their responses. Very helpful. I think I need a copy of the RONR to refer to...and to find a local parliamentarian to help out on occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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