Guest JRSlattery Posted April 9, 2019 at 10:06 AM Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 at 10:06 AM If the entire membership of an organization votes to do something, can a board member override that vote whenever they choose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted April 9, 2019 at 10:57 AM Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 at 10:57 AM Nothing in RONR would give a single member (Board or otherwise) such extreme power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted April 9, 2019 at 01:02 PM Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 at 01:02 PM (edited) Agreeing with the answer by Chris Harrison, you might also look at Official Interpretation 2006-12 (and 2006-13) on the main website for more information on the ability of an inferior body to reverse action taken by the membership (and vice-versa): http://www.robertsrules.com/interp_list.html#2006_12 Edited April 9, 2019 at 01:04 PM by Richard Brown Added words "and vice-versa" to original post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted April 9, 2019 at 01:04 PM Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 at 01:04 PM Under RONR, the board cannot override a decision made by the members. Your bylaws or any laws that apply to the organization may alter that relationship and you should check those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted April 9, 2019 at 02:39 PM Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 at 02:39 PM Actually, Mr. Kapur's reply can be said about any topic brought up on this forum. The authors have covered this matter in the Introduction to the forum, so participants can keep their fingers from getting shorter by not repeating what is already said there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted April 9, 2019 at 04:25 PM Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 at 04:25 PM Yes, it can be said about any item discussed on this forum. However, this is one of the more common examples where laws disagree with RONR, so I thought it might be useful to the OP, even if it isn''t to regular readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 9, 2019 at 04:55 PM Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 at 04:55 PM 26 minutes ago, Atul Kapur said: Yes, it can be said about any item discussed on this forum. However, this is one of the more common examples where laws disagree with RONR, so I thought it might be useful to the OP, even if it isn''t to regular readers. Well, the OP’s original question was whether a single board member (not the entire board) could overturn a decision of the entire membership, and while anything is possible, it seems somewhat unlikely that the OP’s bylaws or applicable law authorize such an action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted April 9, 2019 at 05:30 PM Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 at 05:30 PM 34 minutes ago, Josh Martin said: Well, the OP’s original question was whether a single board member (not the entire board) could overturn a decision of the entire membership, and while anything is possible, it seems somewhat unlikely that the OP’s bylaws or applicable law authorize such an action. It wouldn't be surprising if it's the "consensus" organization discussed in the Advanced Forum. Just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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