Guest concerned volunteer Posted March 21, 2015 at 08:37 AM Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 at 08:37 AM I am part of a non profit and we refer to roberts rules. We recently voted on a matter with a majority vote of no. Can the exact same matter be brought back to vote over and over again in every meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest concerned volunteer Posted March 21, 2015 at 08:45 AM Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 at 08:45 AM To be more clear. The vote was on a member trying to join again. All members are voted on for acceptance or denial by the board per bylaws. This member was voted to not be allowed to join again. Now the person is going to continue applying over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted March 21, 2015 at 10:33 AM Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 at 10:33 AM Generally speaking, motions that have been rejected can be renewed (made again) at subsequent sessions so long as they remain applicable. I don't know what you mean, however, when you say that "This member was voted to not be allowed to join again." If a motion that he be admitted to membership was rejected, it can be renewed. If a motion that he not be allowed to join was adopted, then that's a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest concerned volunteer Posted March 21, 2015 at 10:45 AM Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 at 10:45 AM Yes, a motion was made that he would not be allowed to join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted March 21, 2015 at 10:59 AM Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 at 10:59 AM If such a motion was adopted, then, depending upon its exact wording, it may need to be either rescinded or amended in order to admit this person to membership. Motions to Rescind or Amend Something Previously Adopted are discussed in Section 35 of RONR, 11th ed. In your original post, however, you say that you "recently voted on a matter with a majority vote of no." This indicates that the motion was rejected, not adopted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Coronite Posted March 21, 2015 at 12:27 PM Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 at 12:27 PM Yes, a motion was made that he would not be allowed to join. I hope it wasn't phrased that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted March 21, 2015 at 12:50 PM Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 at 12:50 PM Yes, a motion was made that he would not be allowed to join. I hope it wasn't phrased that way. What was the exact language of the motion? Was it something like, "I move that John Doe be admitted to the club"? Or was it something like, "I move that John Doe be denied admission to the club"? If it was the former and there were more "no" votes than "yes" votes, the motion was defeated, John Doe was not accepted. The motion can be made again at any subsequent meeting. If it was the latter and there were more "no" votes than "yes" votes then nothing happens. You didn't vote to deny admission but that doesn't mean he was accepted. Which is why a motion should not be worded in the negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest concerned volunteer Posted March 27, 2015 at 10:46 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 at 10:46 PM I am 2 states away from a copy of the minutes but it was more along the lines that all applications for membership were voted on individually. After all were voted on there was a motion along the lines of excepting what was voted on. Not word for word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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