Guest MIke E Posted March 7, 2019 at 04:14 PM Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 at 04:14 PM I am part of a little league board and we use Roberts Rules. A motion was made for a coach to be named to a team. When the vote was counted 5 voted against, 4 voted for him but 14 people abstained. Using Roberts Rules can the vote be brought up again since so many people abstained or can another motion be brought up and voted on again. Is this done before the minutes are approved since it was the previos meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted March 7, 2019 at 04:16 PM Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 at 04:16 PM Generally a defeated motion could be brought up again at the next meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted March 7, 2019 at 04:27 PM Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 at 04:27 PM 9 minutes ago, Guest MIke E said: Is this done before the minutes are approved since it was the previos meeting? The reading and approval of the minutes are the first item in the standard order of business. The minutes are a record of what was done at the last meeting; that is, that the motion was defeated. They are unaffected by what happens at the present meeting, even if the same motion is moved again and, this time, is adopted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted March 7, 2019 at 04:39 PM Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 at 04:39 PM And, agreeing with the above, it could be moved again even if there were no abstentions and the vote was unanimous against (although it would be unlikely to pass, perhaps). In other words, the number of abstentions and the closeness of the vote are irrelevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Baxter Posted March 8, 2019 at 11:35 AM Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 at 11:35 AM Could a member who voted on the prevailing side move for reconsideration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted March 8, 2019 at 11:46 AM Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 at 11:46 AM Not at the next meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 9, 2019 at 03:27 AM Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 at 03:27 AM 15 hours ago, Byron Baxter said: Could a member who voted on the prevailing side move for reconsideration? No, the ship will have sailed on that option by the next meeting. But the motion can simply be renewed (by anyone). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 9, 2019 at 03:31 AM Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 at 03:31 AM On 3/7/2019 at 11:14 AM, Guest MIke E said: I am part of a little league board and we use Roberts Rules. A motion was made for a coach to be named to a team. When the vote was counted 5 voted against, 4 voted for him but 14 people abstained. Using Roberts Rules can the vote be brought up again since so many people abstained or can another motion be brought up and voted on again. Is this done before the minutes are approved since it was the previos meeting? The number of abstentions is not a factor. But the motion can be renewed (moved again) at the next meeting. It would be done under New Business. Since it was fully disposed of at the previous meeting, it was not in any sense Unfinished Business. It would certainly not be done before Reading and Approval of Minutes, which is typically the first item of business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted March 10, 2019 at 01:29 AM Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 at 01:29 AM On 3/8/2019 at 5:35 AM, Byron Baxter said: Could a member who voted on the prevailing side move for reconsideration? On 3/8/2019 at 5:46 AM, Hieu H. Huynh said: Not at the next meeting. Mr. Baxter, a motion to reconsider must almost always be made at the same meeting at which the original vote took place. It is almost always too late to do it at the next meeting. The only exception is a session lasting more than one day. However, if the original motion failed, it can be renewed (made again) at the next meeting. If the motion at issue was adopted, a motion to rescind or amend it can be made at the next meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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