Limiting voting rights by special rule of order / standing rule

[Mitchell]

Is it allowable for a special rule of order or a standing rule to limit the right to vote to those who have held membership for a minimum number of days? My inclination was that it would not be, but I'm failing to find a reference in RONR saying that any restrictions on voting rights have to be in the bylaws (though I have found references to the right of all members to vote being a fundamental principle of parliamentary law and a basic right of individual members).

[Richard Brown]

Such a rule would have to be in the bylaws as it restricts voting rights.

[jstackpo]

P. 14, line 29 implies the requirement of bylaw inclusion of rights limitations.

[Dan Honemann]

Is it allowable for a special rule of order or a standing rule to limit the right to vote to those who have held membership for a minimum number of days? My inclination was that it would not be, but I'm failing to find a reference in RONR saying that any restrictions on voting rights have to be in the bylaws (though I have found references to the right of all members to vote being a fundamental principle of parliamentary law and a basic right of individual members).

 

You might want to look at what is said on pages 571-72 regarding the article in the bylaws on members.

[Hieu H. Huynh]

The section to which Mr. Honemann referred in Post #4 includes the following line - "voting rights cannot be suspended unless the bylaws so provide". (RONR 11th ed., p. 571 l. 35 to p. 572 l. 1)