Guest Lisa Posted March 13, 2015 at 01:31 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 at 01:31 PM Hi, I need a little guidance. If a motion was made and there were 7 votes total. The results being 3 yes , 2 no and 2 abstained does the vote have the percent needed to pass? Is the yes to be counted as 3/7 or 3/5? Thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted March 13, 2015 at 01:36 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 at 01:36 PM The motion passes 3 yes to 2 no; abstentions don't count (and shouldn't be counted) at all. This assumes your rules don't override RONR's normal "majority vote wins" rule -- p. 400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted March 13, 2015 at 02:13 PM Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 at 02:13 PM Though there are some motions that might require a two-thirds vote (in which case of vote of 3-2 would be insufficient). See also FAQs #4, #5, and #6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AiC212 Posted March 17, 2015 at 01:00 AM Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 at 01:00 AM Hello, I need some guidance as I cannot understand it myself from reading the information. I have 2 questions.1. If someone was brought up to fill a position and required a 2/3 vote for nomination, which they did not get, are they eligible to be brought up in the future for nomination? I do not know if it is relevant or not, but many voting members were not able to be present for the vote and are upset that they did not get to vote.2. When electing a pulpit committee, which is done by written vote by members listing names of 5-7 people, can the committee have 2 members from the same family, such as father and daughter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted March 17, 2015 at 01:33 AM Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 at 01:33 AM AiC212, please post a new question as a new topic instead of adding to an existing thread. Think of this thread as Guest_Lisa's thread. This way, the answers to your question will not be confused with the answers to the question that Guest_Lisa had, especially if they're completely different situations. AiC212, you can post a new question by going to the General Discussion forum and clicking on "Start New Topic" near the upper right hand corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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