Guest marc Posted October 11, 2018 at 04:12 PM Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 at 04:12 PM How do you correct a violation of Roberts Rules when the nominating committee fails to provide a report as prescribed in the by-laws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted October 11, 2018 at 04:41 PM Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 at 04:41 PM It should meet as soon as possible and make a report if it is not physically too late to do so before the election Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted October 11, 2018 at 06:05 PM Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 at 06:05 PM A while ago I typed a supplemental response to my post above, but for some reason it didn't post. So, here we go again: Guest Marc, if it is too late for the nominating committee to meet and make a report, such as might be the case if the election meeting is today, you still have other options. First, you can just forget about having a report from the nominating committee and take nominations from the floor. Also, write in votes must be allowed unless prohibited by your bylaws. The failure to have a nominating committee report would not render the elections void. It should have been done but wasn't done and that's that. Life goes on. Another alternative is to postpone the elections. Here is how you would do that: At the election meeting, once the elections become the pending item of business on the agenda or in the order of business, the assembly may postpone the elections until the next meeting (or until an adjourned meeting or a special meeting). You can also adopt a motion requiring the nominating committee to meet and report its nominations prior to or at the postponed meeting. If it's necessary to elect the nominating committee, you may do so at the same time. Then, at the postponed meeting, proceed with your elections as your normally would do, keeping in mind that nominations must still be permitted from the floor and write in candidates must also be permitted unless prohibited by your bylaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted October 11, 2018 at 06:07 PM Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 at 06:07 PM 1 hour ago, Guest marc said: How do you correct a violation of Roberts Rules when the nominating committee fails to provide a report as prescribed in the by-laws Well, it's not a violation of Robert's Rules, it's a violation of the bylaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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