Guest Tyna Posted September 16, 2019 at 11:11 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 at 11:11 PM When taking a virtual (online) vote, does a person who states online that they are not voting due to a conflict of interest count towards quorum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted September 16, 2019 at 11:40 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 at 11:40 PM (edited) Online voting is prohibited by RONR, unless you have a bylaws provision to allow it. If you do, then you should also have rules on how things are handled. But I think it's reasonable to consider a person who does not vote as having abstained. The concept of a quorum online is always a problem, since RONR defines it as the number of members present in the room. It sounds like you need a special rule of order rule in the bylaws to sort out how a quorum is determined online. Edited September 17, 2019 at 09:40 PM by Gary Novosielski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted September 17, 2019 at 03:36 AM Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 at 03:36 AM 3 hours ago, Gary Novosielski said: Online voting is prohibited by RONR, unless you have a bylaws provision to allow it. If you do, then you should also have rules on how things are handled. But I think it's reasonable to consider a person who does not vote as having abstained. The concept of a quorum online is always a problem, since RONR defines it as the number of members present in the room. It sounds like you need a special rule of order to sort out how a quorum is determined online. I think they might need a bylaw to set this rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted September 17, 2019 at 09:39 PM Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 at 09:39 PM 18 hours ago, J. J. said: I think they might need a bylaw to set this rule. On second thought I think so too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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