Guest rob Posted October 1, 2018 at 08:12 PM Report Posted October 1, 2018 at 08:12 PM A public board has a total of 9 members, 7 are present for a meeting so a quorum exists. A vote arises with 3 in Ayes, 3 Nays and 1 abstention. The motion does not pass, correct? Quote
George Mervosh Posted October 1, 2018 at 08:13 PM Report Posted October 1, 2018 at 08:13 PM Just now, Guest rob said: A public board has a total of 9 members, 7 are present for a meeting so a quorum exists. A vote arises with 3 in Ayes, 3 Nays and 1 abstention. The motion does not pass, correct? If the rules in RONR apply, that is correct. Quote
Richard Brown Posted October 1, 2018 at 08:57 PM Report Posted October 1, 2018 at 08:57 PM I agree with Mr. Mahvash and would add that a motion would not pass according to every book on parliamentary procedure that I have. In addition, if this is a public body, applicable law or its own rules might require the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire membership to adopt the motion if it is something in the nature of an ordinance or resolution. If this body has 9 members, it would require five votes to have a majority of the entire membership. We don't know if this organization is such a public body. What do your own rules or controlling law say? Quote
George Mervosh Posted October 1, 2018 at 09:00 PM Report Posted October 1, 2018 at 09:00 PM 2 minutes ago, Richard Brown said: I agree with Mr. Mahvash I see the NOLA chapter of the 2FP is well into their meeting today. Quote
Steven Britton Posted October 1, 2018 at 09:39 PM Report Posted October 1, 2018 at 09:39 PM The Brewers won the playoff - a round of Milwaukee's Best for everyone. Quote
Gary Novosielski Posted October 2, 2018 at 01:16 AM Report Posted October 2, 2018 at 01:16 AM 4 hours ago, Guest rob said: A public board has a total of 9 members, 7 are present for a meeting so a quorum exists. A vote arises with 3 in Ayes, 3 Nays and 1 abstention. The motion does not pass, correct? Correct. Abstentions are not votes, so the vote would be simply 3-3. A majority vote would occur whenever the number of Yes votes is greater than the number of No votes. Since 3 is not greater than 3, the motion does not pass. Quote
Guest Edward O'Neal Posted October 16, 2018 at 04:33 PM Report Posted October 16, 2018 at 04:33 PM Can a new motion be given to acquire a new vote? Quote
Richard Brown Posted October 16, 2018 at 06:03 PM Report Posted October 16, 2018 at 06:03 PM Guest Edward, Please post your question as a new topic. See the instructions here: https://robertsrules.forumflash.com/topic/25416-important-read-this-first-faq-and-information-for-new-members-and-guests/ Quote
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