Guest Calvin Stucker Posted August 30, 2019 at 10:57 PM Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 at 10:57 PM If you live in a multi housing facility (senior apartment community), can residents who don't attend Residents Council meetings established, participate in a voting procedure (by ballot, not prescribed by said Residents Council and by presiding President of one of its elected officers) and can their vote be legally included per Roberts Rules of Order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted August 30, 2019 at 11:50 PM Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 at 11:50 PM A member has the right to vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted August 31, 2019 at 02:45 AM Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 at 02:45 AM 2 hours ago, Hieu H. Huynh said: A member has the right to vote. Yes but, if I'm understanding the question correctly, that member has to use that right by showing up at the meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted August 31, 2019 at 03:49 AM Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 at 03:49 AM 4 hours ago, Guest Calvin Stucker said: If you live in a multi housing facility (senior apartment community), can residents who don't attend Residents Council meetings established, participate in a voting procedure (by ballot, not prescribed by said Residents Council and by presiding President of one of its elected officers) and can their vote be legally included per Roberts Rules of Order? Perhaps more details would be helpful. Also, what is meant by "Apartment Manager Interference"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted August 31, 2019 at 03:50 AM Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 at 03:50 AM "ABSENTEE VOTING. It is a fundamental principle of parliamentary law that the right to vote is limited to the members of an organization who are actually present at the time the vote is taken in a regular or properly called meeting, .... Exceptions to this rule must be expressly stated in the bylaws." (RONR 11th ed., p. 423, lines 17-23) "Thus, since it is a fundamental principle of parliamentary law that the right to vote is limited to the members of an organization who are actually present at the time the vote is taken in a regular or properly called meeting (p. 423), the rules cannot be suspended so as to ... authorize absentee (pp. 423-24) voting." p. 263, lines 18-24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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