Guest Cindy Posted May 2, 2018 at 03:52 AM Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 at 03:52 AM During a vote for approval of an appointment. If the vote is 2 to 0 with 3 abstaining does the motion pass or does it fail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted May 2, 2018 at 03:59 AM Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 at 03:59 AM Presumably, your rules or bylaws say that this body needs to approve these appointments. Do they specify any particular vote threshold? If not, or if that threshold is a majority, then the motion carries - more voted yes than no. If a different threshold is specified, let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted May 2, 2018 at 04:05 AM Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 at 04:05 AM Agreeing with Mr. Katz, abstentions are not votes and do not count and will have no effect on the outcome unless your bylaws require that the vote threshold is based on a majority of the members present, rather than the usual majority vote, which is a majority of those members present and voting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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