zanacakes Posted April 30, 2015 at 02:06 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 at 02:06 PM Is a petition the same as a vote? We signed a petition for the location and time for our next meeting. The petition was ignored by the Ex. Bd president because they claim it was out of order. Our ByLaws state: A combined membership meeting of all areas of the Local may be called by a petition of 10% of the members or by the Ex. Board. Such meetings will be held within (10) calendar days. 20% of the members signed the petition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted April 30, 2015 at 02:13 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 at 02:13 PM What is the basis of the president's claim that the petition is not valid (or out of order)? Regardless of whether a petition is "the same as a vote", it can certainly have the same effect as a vote. But, where does the matter of a vote come into play in this discussion? The bylaw provision you quoted says a combined meeting "may be called by a petition of 10% of the members". So, why does it matter if a petition is considered to be a vote? The bylaws say it is done by petition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted April 30, 2015 at 04:40 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 at 04:40 PM A petition is not the same as a vote, but I concur with Mr. Brown that in this case a petition is exactly what is called for. Are you sure it's the President you should be sending the petition to? It's typically the secretary. And if the president is improperly ignoring it, the secretary is a reasonable next stop to try. If you got the requisite number of signatures, submit them to the secretary, and demand that the secretary issue a call for your special meeting, sent to all members. Be sure to include in the call a clear statement of what specific business will be in order, since special meetings are restricted to only those matters described in the call of the meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SylviaMarmie Posted April 30, 2015 at 07:57 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 at 07:57 PM A petition was filed with the Board of Directors for a special meeting of homeowners to be held for the purpose of discussion on a topic concerning amenities. No business was to be conducted or a vote taken. The Board set the date for the special meeting but insisted a quorum must be present. Was this necessary? Was it in order for a motion to be made to set the number of minutes each speaker could speak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted April 30, 2015 at 08:00 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 at 08:00 PM A petition was filed . . . Please post your question as a new topic. This forum works best that way. If everyone with a question about petitions added to this thread it would soon get out of control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SylviaMarmie Posted April 30, 2015 at 08:10 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 at 08:10 PM Thank you. New and did not see where to put the new question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted April 30, 2015 at 08:38 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 at 08:38 PM SilviaMarmie, are you talking abut the same organization and the same meeting as Zanacakes in the first post of this thread? All of this is sounding awfully familiar... and sounding like a thread from a few days ago, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanacakes Posted May 1, 2015 at 10:01 AM Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 at 10:01 AM Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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