Guest Sharon Posted March 4, 2020 at 10:29 PM Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 at 10:29 PM We live in a HOA Mobile Home Park in Florida. When holding a meeting and a vote is needed does the president vote or does he only vote to break a tie. There is nothing in our bylaws or perspectus that covers this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted March 4, 2020 at 10:45 PM Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 at 10:45 PM First, a tie vote is a clear decision: their is not a majority in favour so the motion is defeated. Under RONR, the presiding officer only votes when their vote would change the outcome. That is, if their affirmative vote would change a tie vote (= defeated) to a majority vote in favour or if their negative vote would change a majority of one vote to a tie vote. For example, if the vote was 10-10 then the motion would be defeated. The chair could vote in favour to make it 11-10 and the motion would be adopted. On the other hand, if the vote was 9-8, then the chair could vote against (negative) and make the vote 9-9. In that case, the motion would be defeated. You should also check the laws that apply to your HOA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted March 5, 2020 at 02:25 PM Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 at 02:25 PM And see pp. 405-406. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 6, 2020 at 04:08 AM Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 at 04:08 AM On 3/4/2020 at 5:29 PM, Guest Sharon said: We live in a HOA Mobile Home Park in Florida. When holding a meeting and a vote is needed does the president vote or does he only vote to break a tie. There is nothing in our bylaws or perspectus [sic] that covers this issue. See FAQ #1 here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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