Guest rob Posted October 1, 2018 at 08:12 PM Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted October 1, 2018 at 08:13 PM Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted October 1, 2018 at 08:57 PM Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted October 1, 2018 at 09:00 PM Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Britton Posted October 1, 2018 at 09:39 PM Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 at 09:39 PM The Brewers won the playoff - a round of Milwaukee's Best for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 2, 2018 at 01:16 AM Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edward O'Neal Posted October 16, 2018 at 04:33 PM Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 at 04:33 PM Can a new motion be given to acquire a new vote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted October 16, 2018 at 06:03 PM Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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