Benjamin Geiger Posted March 6, 2018 at 07:57 PM Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 at 07:57 PM Our bylaws contain this paragraph: Quote Steering Committee: The Steering Committee shall be comprised of all officers, the State Executive Committeeman and State Committeewoman, Chairpersons of Standing Committees; President/Chairpersons of local Caucuses that have been chartered through the Florida Democratic Party and have at least 10 active members; and Regional Directors. Other HCDEC members may be invited to attend for the purpose of making reports on special projects. The problem is that "Caucuses" should have been "Caucuses and Clubs", but it was left out of the bylaws during a recent amendment. We're working on getting it put back in. In the meantime, though, I've received this question (as chair of the Bylaws Committee): "If the Steering Committee would agree to allow the club presidents to vote until we change the Bylaws, do you see any obstacles to that?" I know that allowing those who are not members of the assembly to vote is prohibited, but how does it apply to the committee specifically? Everyone involved (as I understand it) is a member of the assembly. TL;DR: Can the committee (or the assembly) give the ability to vote in the committee to those who aren't explicitly included as committee members? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted March 6, 2018 at 08:35 PM Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 at 08:35 PM When the bylaws authorizes something specifically, other things of the same class are prohibited (pp. 589-90). The bylaws specify who will be a member of this committee. Only members may vote (pp. 3, ll. 1-5; p. 423, ll. 16-22). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Geiger Posted March 6, 2018 at 08:39 PM Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 at 08:39 PM Eh, that's kinda what I figured. Guess we'll just have to wait until the bylaws are amended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted March 6, 2018 at 08:51 PM Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 at 08:51 PM 9 minutes ago, Benjamin Geiger said: Eh, that's kinda what I figured. Guess we'll just have to wait until the bylaws are amended. I know of no rule that nonmembers cannot suggest how the voting members vote on an issue or how they would vote. Also the rules can be suspended to permit non-members to speak in debate, and to make motions. There are two lines there and you may wish to read between them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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