Guest J.D. Daniels Posted January 10, 2019 at 11:17 AM Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 at 11:17 AM Can the membership of a non profit organization over rule a President's decision to table a motion on the floor with a call of two thirds (2/3) of the voting membership present at a duly advertised meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted January 10, 2019 at 11:20 AM Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 at 11:20 AM Since the president has no authority to table a motion on his own (assuming you have no special rules granting that authority), any member can simply raise a point of order that the president is behaving improperly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 10, 2019 at 11:27 AM Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 at 11:27 AM Also, it is likely that "table" is being misused (see FAQ #12 and #13). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 10, 2019 at 02:18 PM Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 at 02:18 PM (edited) Almost all rulings of the chair may be overruled by a majority vote on an appeal from the ruling of the chair. The only exception is when the appeal is clearly frivolous or dilatory and there can be no other reasonable interpretation. Edited January 10, 2019 at 02:26 PM by Richard Brown Added last sentence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted January 10, 2019 at 06:07 PM Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 at 06:07 PM (edited) 6 hours ago, Guest J.D. Daniels said: Can the membership of a non profit organization over rule a President's decision to table a motion on the floor with a call of two thirds (2/3) of the voting membership present at a duly advertised meeting? The President has no authority to make a decision of this nature. Adopting a motion to lay on the table requires a majority vote for adoption. (The two motions that Lay on the Table is often confused with - Postpone to a Certain Time and Postpone Indefinitely - also require a majority vote and are debatable.) If the chair claims that he has “tabled” a motion on his own authority, a member can and should raise a Point of Order that the chair lacks the authority to do so and, if necessary, Appeal from the chair’s ruling on that point. A majority vote is sufficient to overturn the chair’s ruling. Edited January 10, 2019 at 06:07 PM by Josh Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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